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Explain the reason why Company A acquire Company M.
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Explain the way in which the consideration transferred allocated between cash paid and the contingent consideration.
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Provide a schedule showing Company A’s allocations of the consideration transferred to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the remainder going to
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Compute the maximum potential contingent payout (i.e., earn out) to the former owners of Company M. Although not explicitly stated in Company A’s fiscal 2015 10-K report (for the year ended March 31, 2015), Explain some possible factors that entered into the determination of the acquisition-date fair value of the contingent consideration.
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