Determine the impairment loss, if any, to be recorded on December 31, 2021. Impairment loss   Assume that the fair value of the Pharoah division is $2,047,500 instead of $2,310,000. Prepare the journal entry to record the impairment loss, if any, on December 31, 2021.

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On May 31, 2021, Oriole Company paid $3,675,000 to acquire all of the common stock of Pharoah Corporation, which became a division of Oriole. Pharoah reported the following balance sheet at the time of the acquisition:

Current assets   $  945,000   Current liabilities   $  630,000
Noncurrent assets   2,835,000   Long-term liabilities   525,000
 
 
 
  Stockholder's equity   2,625,000
Total assets   $3,780,000   Total liabilities and
  stockholder's equity
  $3,780,000

It was determined at the date of the purchase that the fair value of the identifiable net assets of Pharoah was $3,255,000. At December 31, 2021, Pharoah reports the following balance sheet information:

Current assets   $  840,000    
Noncurrent assets (including goodwill recognized in purchase)   2,520,000    
Current liabilities   (735,000 )  
Long-term liabilities   (525,000 )  
Net assets   $2,100,000
 
 

It is determined that the fair value of the Pharoah division is $2,310,000.
 
Determine the impairment loss, if any, to be recorded on December 31, 2021.

Impairment loss

 

Assume that the fair value of the Pharoah division is $2,047,500 instead of $2,310,000. Prepare the journal entry to record the impairment loss, if any, on December 31, 2021. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

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