On June 30, 1996, Union Inc. purchased goodwill for $125,000 when it acquired the net assets of Apex Corp. During 1996, Union incurred additional costs of developing goodwill by training Apex employees ($50,000) and hiring additional Apex employees ($25,000). Before amortization of goodwill, Union's December
31, 1996 balance sheet should report goodwill of ________.
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Goodwill is recorded only when it is purchased. In this case, only $125,000 was purchased goodwill. The costs incurred to maintain, develop, or restore goodwill must be expensed. In this case, $75,000 will be expensed.