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At the beginning of 2014, Metatec Inc. acquired Ellison Technology Corporation for $500 million. In addition to cash, receivables, and inventory, the following assets and their fair values were also acquired:


Plant and equipment (depreciable assets) $ 140 million
Patent 30 million
Goodwill 120 million
The plant and equipment are depreciated over a 10-year useful life on a straight-line basis. There is no estimated residual value. The patent is estimated to have a 5-year useful life, no residual value, and is amortized using the straight-line method.

At the end of 2016, a change in business climate indicated to management that the assets of Ellison might be impaired. The following amounts have been determined:


Plant and equipment:
Undiscounted sum of future cash flows $ 70 million
Fair value 50 million
Patent:
Undiscounted sum of future cash flows $ 19 million
Fair value 12 million
Goodwill:
Fair value of Ellison Technology $ 340 million
Fair value of Ellison's net assets (excluding goodwill) 290 million
Book value of Ellison's net assets (including goodwill) 370 million*
*After first recording any impairment losses on plant and equipment and the patent.

Required:

1.
Compute the book value of the plant and equipment and patent at the end of 2016. (Enter your answers in millions.)

2.
Determine the amount of any impairment loss to be recorded, if any, for the three assets. (Enter your answers in millions.)

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Answer:

1a.Plant and equipment $98 MILLION

b Patent $12 MILLION

2. $79 MILLION

Explanation:

Metatec Inc

1a.

Plant and equipment

Depreciation ($ million)=140/10=14

Depreciation for 3 year ($ million)=14*3=42

Book value($ million)=140-42=98

1b.

Patent

Depreciation($ million)=30/5=6

Depreciation for 3 years($ million)= 6×3=18

Book value at 2016($ million)=30-18=12

2.

Impairment loss of patent and equipment ($ million) =98-19=79

Answer 1 :

                                        Plant and equipment

Compute the book value of the plant and equipment and patent at the end of 2016 :

Book value of the plant and equipment :

  • Depreciation ($ million)=140/10=14
  • Depreciation for 3 year ($ million)=14*3=42
  • Book value($ million)=140-42=98

The book value of the plant and equipment will be 98 million.

Patent at the end of 2016 :

  • Depreciation($ million)=30/5=6
  • Depreciation for 3 years($ million)= 6×3=18
  • Book value at 2016($ million)=30-18=12

The patent at the end of 2016 will be 12 million.

Answer 2 :

The amount of any impairment loss to be recorded :

Impairment loss of patent and equipment ($ million) =Book value -future cash flows

Impairment loss =98-19

Impairment loss=79 Million

The amount of any impairment loss to be recorded is 79 million.

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