At the beginning of 2016, Metatec Inc. acquired Ellison Technology Corporation f
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At the beginning of 2016, Metatec Inc. acquired Ellison Technology Corporation for $680 million. In addition to cash, receivables, and inventory, the following assets and their fair values were also acquired:
The plant and equipment are depreciated over a 10-year useful life on a straight-line basis. There is no estimated residual value. The patent is estimated to have a 5-year useful life, no residual value, and is amortized using the straight-line method.
At the end of 2018, a change in business climate indicated to management that the assets of Ellison might be impaired. The following amounts have been determined:
*After first recording any impairment losses on plant and equipment and the patent.
Required:
1. Compute the book value of the plant and equipment and patent at the end of 2018.
4. Determine the amount of any impairment loss to be recorded, if any, for the three assets.
Explanation / Answer
since book value is higher than undiscounted future cash flows, there is imapirement.
Impairment= book value- fair value= 158-68= 90
Book value of plant after recording impairmnet= book value - impairment recorded= 158-90= 68
Patent:
since book value is higher than undiscounted future cash flows, there is imapirement.
Impairment= book value- fair value= 48-14= 34
Book value of plant after recording impairmnet= book value - impairment recorded= 48-34= 14
Goodwill:
Fair value of ellison tech = 538
Book value(incl good will)= 550
Since fair value is less than book value there is impairment
Impairment= book value - fair value= 550-538= 12
Book value of goodwill after impairment= 120-12= 108
Plant and equipment Book value 158 Undiscounted sum of future cash flows 88Related Questions
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