Practical Corporation acquired all of the common stock of Simple Company for $450,000 on January 1, 20X4.

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Practical Corporation acquired all of the common stock of Simple Company for $450,000 on January 1, 20X4. On that date, Simple’s identifiable net assets had a fair value of $390,000. The assets acquired in the purchase of Simple are considered to be a separate reporting unit of Practical. The carrying value of the Simple reporting unit’s net assets at December 31, 20X4, is $500,000.


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Determine the amount of goodwill impairment, if any, that should be recognized at December 31, 20X4, if the fair value of the Simple reporting unit is determined to be

a. $530,000.

b. $485,000.

c. $450,000.

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Advanced Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9781260772135

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Authors: Theodore Christensen, David Cottrell, Cassy Budd

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