On May 31, 2020, Roddick Company paid $3,400,000 to acquire all of the ordinary shares of Bolt Corporation, which became a division of Roddick. Bolt reported the following statement of financial position at the time of the acquisition:     Equity $2,500,000 Non-current assets $2,700,000 Non-current liabilities 500,000 Current assets       900,000 Current liabilities       600,000 Total assets $3,600,000 Total equity and liabilities $3,600,000   It was determined at the date of the purchase that the fair value of the identifiable net assets of Bolt was $2,800,000. On December 31, 2020, Bolt reports the following statement of financial position information: Current assets $   800,000 Non-current assets (including goodwill recognized in purchase)   2,400,000 Current liabilities (700,000) Non-current liabilities     (500,000) Net assets $2,000,000   It is determined that the recoverable amount value of the Bolt Division is $2,100,000.   Required i.   Compute the amount of goodwill recognized, if any, on May 31, 2020.  $Answer.                                                                                                      ii.  Prepare the journal entry to record the impairment loss, if any, on December 31, 2020 and justify your answer.         Dr. Loss on Impairment $Answer          Cr. Goodwill   $Answer   Justification: Since the recoverable amount $Answer of Bolt Division is Answergreater thanless than the carrying value $Answer of the net assets, an impairment loss of $Answer is recorded.

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On May 31, 2020, Roddick Company paid $3,400,000 to acquire all of the ordinary shares of Bolt Corporation, which became a division of Roddick. Bolt reported the following statement of financial position at the time of the acquisition:

 

 

Equity

$2,500,000

Non-current assets

$2,700,000

Non-current liabilities

500,000

Current assets

      900,000

Current liabilities

      600,000

Total assets

$3,600,000

Total equity and liabilities

$3,600,000

 

It was determined at the date of the purchase that the fair value of the identifiable net assets of Bolt was $2,800,000. On December 31, 2020, Bolt reports the following statement of financial position information:

Current assets

$   800,000

Non-current assets (including goodwill recognized in purchase)

  2,400,000

Current liabilities

(700,000)

Non-current liabilities

    (500,000)

Net assets

$2,000,000

 

It is determined that the recoverable amount value of the Bolt Division is $2,100,000.

 

Required

i.   Compute the amount of goodwill recognized, if any, on May 31, 2020.  $Answer.                                                                                                     

ii.  Prepare the journal entry to record the impairment loss, if any, on December 31, 2020 and justify your answer.      

 

Dr. Loss on Impairment

$Answer

 

       Cr. Goodwill

 

$Answer

 

Justification:

Since the recoverable amount $Answer of Bolt Division is Answergreater thanless than the carrying value $Answer of the net assets, an impairment loss of $Answer is recorded.

                                                                               

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