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General Optic Corporation operates a manufacturing plant in Arizona. Due to a si

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Question

General Optic Corporation operates a manufacturing plant in Arizona. Due to a significant decline in demand for the product manufactured at the Arizona site, an impairment test is deemed appropriate. Management has acquired the following information for the assets at the plant:


The fair value of the Arizona plant is estimated to be $12,500,000.

Required:
1. & 2. Determine the amount of impairment loss. If a loss is indicated, where would it appear in General Optic’s multiple-step income statement?
3. If a loss is indicated, prepare the entry to record the loss.
4. & 5. Determine the amount of impairment loss assuming that the estimated undiscounted sum of future cash flows is $13,500,000 instead of $15,600,000 and $21,250,000 instead of $15,600,000.

Cost $ 35,500,000 Accumulated depreciation 14,500,000 General’s estimate of the total cash flows to be generated by selling the products
manufactured at its Arizona plant, not discounted to present value 15,600,000

Explanation / Answer

Requirement 1

Book Value = 35,500,000-14,500,000 = 21,000,000

An impairment loss is indicated because the estimated undsicounted sum of future cash flows of $15.6 million is less than the book value of 21.0 million

Requirement 2

The amount of loos to be reported:

Book value

$21,000,000

Estimated fair value

$12,500,000

Impairment Loss

$8,500.000

The loss would appear in the income statement as an other operating expense

Requirement 3

General journal

Debit

Credit

Impairement Loss

8,500,000

Accumulated Depreciation

14,500,000

Assets

23,000,000

Requirement 4

The amount of impairment loss:

Book value

$21,000,000

Estimated fair value

$12,500,000

Impairment Loss

$8,500.000

There is an impairment loss because the undsicounted sum of future cash flows 13.5 million is less then the book values of 21.0 million.

Requirement 5

There is not impairment loss because the undiscounted future cash flows $21,250,000 is greater then the book value of 21.0 million.

Book value

$21,000,000

Estimated fair value

$12,500,000

Impairment Loss

$8,500.000