Watkins, Inc If Watkins Pays $450,000 in Cash for Glen, What Acquisition-Date

Multiple Choice

Watkins, Inc. acquires all of the outstanding stock of Glen Corporation on January 1, 2012. At that date, Glen owns only three assets and has no liabilities: $\begin{array}{|l|r|r|}\hline & \text { Book } & \text { Fair } \\\hline & \text { Value } & \text { Value } \\\hline \text { Inventory (FIFO method) } & \mathbf{\$} 40,000 & \mathbf{\$} 50,000 \\\hline \text { Equipment (10-year life) } & 80,000 & 75,000 \\\hline \text { Building (20-year life) } & 200,000 & 300,000 \\\hline\end{array}$ If Watkins pays $450,000 in cash for Glen, what acquisition-date fair value allocation, net of amortization, should be attributed to the subsidiary's Equipment in consolidation at December 31, 2014?

A) $(5,000.)
B) $80,000.
C) $75,000.
D) $73,500.
E) $(3,500.)