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  • March 29, 2019 at 10:43 am #510783
    sguha
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    bpp question

    A cash-generating unit comprises the following assets:

    Building = 700000
    Plant and equipment= 200000
    Goodwill = 90000
    Current assets = 20000

    Total = 1,010,000

    One of the machines, carried at $40,000, is damaged and will have to be scrapped. The recoverable amount of
    the cash-generating unit is estimated at $750,000.
    What will be the carrying amount of the building when the impairment loss has been recognised?
    (to the nearest $’000)
    $597,000
    $577,000
    $594,000
    $548,000

    now as in ur notes….give impairment first to specific asset then goodwill then remaining asset on pro-rate basis
    so impairment loss = 1010000-750000 = 260000

    given 40000 to plant
    then goodwill 90000
    so remaining = 130000 should be given to building
    building carry value should be = 700000-130000 = 570000

    but answer is 594000, bpp is distributing the remaining 130000 impairment to plant and building on prorata basis. why so even plant has been charged for its specific impairment share…?

    Is it because the question says one of the machines of 40,000 is damaged. So indicating still the remaining impairment to be apportion to them also along with building.

    March 30, 2019 at 10:29 am #510855
    P2-D2
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    Hi,

    In this question there isn’t anything to say that the other machines are not impaired and so they have allocated the impairment to them as well as against the building.

    Thanks

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