1,600,000 4,000,000 13,500,000
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![A company has a Cash Generating Unit (CGU) that had indicators of impairment for the year. The
following information was provided on the assets:
Carrying value at December 31, 2020
$1,700,000
Residual Value
Fair Value
$1,900,000
$6,120,000
Land
Building
Equipment
$ 800,000
$ 300,000
6,200,000
1,600,000
1,520,000
Goodwill
4,000,000
13,500,000
The remaining useful life of the building as at December 31, 2020 is 20 years. The selling costs are 6% of
the fair value for building and land. The selling cost for the equipment would be 8% of the fair value.
The projected cash flows of the CGU is as follows:
Year 1
$580,000
Year 2
580,000
Year 3
580,000
580,000
Year 4
Year 5
620,000
Assume that cash flows beyond year 5 will be the same amount.
Required:
Calculate the total impairment loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 and record the required
journal entry. Assume a discount rate of 6%.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F80cdf59b-db9d-407b-b8e0-07c5907277e1%2F1ae2d2af-a4df-4a00-bda7-9541d412dd45%2Fkuax3rp_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A company has a Cash Generating Unit (CGU) that had indicators of impairment for the year. The
following information was provided on the assets:
Carrying value at December 31, 2020
$1,700,000
Residual Value
Fair Value
$1,900,000
$6,120,000
Land
Building
Equipment
$ 800,000
$ 300,000
6,200,000
1,600,000
1,520,000
Goodwill
4,000,000
13,500,000
The remaining useful life of the building as at December 31, 2020 is 20 years. The selling costs are 6% of
the fair value for building and land. The selling cost for the equipment would be 8% of the fair value.
The projected cash flows of the CGU is as follows:
Year 1
$580,000
Year 2
580,000
Year 3
580,000
580,000
Year 4
Year 5
620,000
Assume that cash flows beyond year 5 will be the same amount.
Required:
Calculate the total impairment loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 and record the required
journal entry. Assume a discount rate of 6%.
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