Question

Presented below is net asset information related to the Marin Division of Santana, Inc.MARIN DIVISIONNET ASSETSAS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017(IN MILLIONS)Cash $64Accounts receivable 213Property, plant, and equipment (net) 2,608Goodwill 214Less: Notes payable (2,603)Net assets $496 The purpose of the Marin Division is to develop a nuclear-powered aircraft. If successful, traveling delays associated with refueling could be substantially reduced. Many other benefits would also occur. To date, management has not had much success and is deciding whether a write-down at this time is appropriate. Management estimated its future net cash flows from the project to be $430 million. Management has also received an offer to purchase the division for $335 million. All identifiable assets’ and liabilities’ book and fair value amounts are the same.Prepare the journal entry to record the impairment at December 31, 2017. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Answer 1

Answer:

The impairment loss of $161m is jounalized below:

Account Debit Credit

                                $m         $ m

Loss on impairment 161.00  

Goodwill                               161.00

Being impairment recorded  

The impairment test on Marin division of Santana that gave rise to impairment loss of $161 m found in the attached spreadsheet

Explanation:

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