Cash-generating unit (adopted from Wiley publication) Sydney Ltd reported the following assets in its statement of financial position at 30 June 2020:    Assets Carrying Amount Plant             $570 000 Land 300 000 Patent 240 000 Office equipment 280 000 Inventory 400 000   $1 790 000      The recoverable amount of the entity was calculated to be $1 660 000. The fair value less costs of disposal of the land was $280 913.   Required: Prepare the journal entry for any impairment loss at 30 June 2020.   Answer:              Carrying amount of assets                                 =                    Recoverable amount                                          =                    Impairment loss                                                  =           Assuming the inventory is carried at the lower of cost and net realisable value, the allocation of the impairment loss will not involve both cash and inventory

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Sydney Ltd reported the following assets in its statement of financial position at 30 June 2020: 

 

Assets

Carrying Amount

Plant            

$570 000

Land

300 000

Patent

240 000

Office equipment

280 000

Inventory

400 000

 

$1 790 000

    

The recoverable amount of the entity was calculated to be $1 660 000. The fair value less costs of disposal of the land was $280 913.

 

Required:

Prepare the journal entry for any impairment loss at 30 June 2020.

 

Answer:

 

           Carrying amount of assets                                 =        

           Recoverable amount                                          =        

           Impairment loss                                                  =        

 

Assuming the inventory is carried at the lower of cost and net realisable value, the allocation of the impairment loss will not involve both cash and inventory

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