Harms acquires Blake on January 1, 2011, for $1,000,000. The amount of $800,000 is assigned to identifiable
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Harms acquires Blake on January 1, 2011, for $1,000,000. The amount of $800,000 is assigned to identifiable net assets. Goodwill is being impairment tested on December 31, 2015. There have not been any prior impairment adjustments. The following values apply on that date:
Estimated fair value of the Blake operating unit..................... $1,200,000
Fair value of net identifiable assets (excluding goodwill) ........ 1,120,000
Book value of net identifiable assets (including goodwill) ........ 1,250,000
The book values include those resulting from assignment of fair value to accounts included in the January 1, 2011, acquisition.
Is goodwill impaired? If it is, what is the amount of the impairment adjustment?
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Advanced Accounting
ISBN: 978-0538480284
11th edition
Authors: Paul M. Fischer, William J. Tayler, Rita H. Cheng