Arcadia, Incorporated, acquired 100 percent of the voting shares of Bruno Company on January 1, 2023. In exchange, Arcadia paid $324,250 in cash and issued 100,000 shares of its own $1 par value common stock. On this date, Arcadia's stock had a fair value of $15 per share. The combination is a statutory merger with Bruno subsequently dissolved as a legal corporation. Bruno's assets and liabilities are assigned to a new reporting unit. The following shows fair values for the Bruno reporting unit for January 1, 2023, along with respective carrying amounts on December 31, 2024. Bruno Reporting Unit Cash Receivables Inventory Patents Royalty agreements Equipment (net) Goodwill Accounts payable Long-term liabilities Fair Values 1/1/23 $ 90,500 Carrying Amounts 12/31/24 $ 48,500 210,250 243,500 219,500 258,500 390,500 501,500 681,500 658,000 386,000 289,000 ? 556,000 (178,000) (532,000) (246,000) (448,000) Note: Parentheses indicate a credit balance. Required: a. Prepare Arcadia's journal entry to record the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the Bruno merger on January 1, 2023. b. On December 31, 2024, Arcadia opts to forgo any goodwill impairment qualitative assessment and estimates that the total fair value of the entire Bruno reporting unit is $1,705,000. What amount of goodwill impairment, if any, should Arcadia recognize on its 2024 income statement?
Arcadia, Incorporated, acquired 100 percent of the voting shares of Bruno Company on January 1, 2023. In exchange, Arcadia paid $324,250 in cash and issued 100,000 shares of its own $1 par value common stock. On this date, Arcadia's stock had a fair value of $15 per share. The combination is a statutory merger with Bruno subsequently dissolved as a legal corporation. Bruno's assets and liabilities are assigned to a new reporting unit. The following shows fair values for the Bruno reporting unit for January 1, 2023, along with respective carrying amounts on December 31, 2024. Bruno Reporting Unit Cash Receivables Inventory Patents Royalty agreements Equipment (net) Goodwill Accounts payable Long-term liabilities Fair Values 1/1/23 $ 90,500 Carrying Amounts 12/31/24 $ 48,500 210,250 243,500 219,500 258,500 390,500 501,500 681,500 658,000 386,000 289,000 ? 556,000 (178,000) (532,000) (246,000) (448,000) Note: Parentheses indicate a credit balance. Required: a. Prepare Arcadia's journal entry to record the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the Bruno merger on January 1, 2023. b. On December 31, 2024, Arcadia opts to forgo any goodwill impairment qualitative assessment and estimates that the total fair value of the entire Bruno reporting unit is $1,705,000. What amount of goodwill impairment, if any, should Arcadia recognize on its 2024 income statement?
Chapter7: Corporations: Reorganizations
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