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

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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.

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

 

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