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Alfonso Inc. acquired 100 percent of the voting shares of BelAire Company on January 1, 2020. In exchange, Alfonso paid $387,500 in cash and issued 100,000 shares of its own $1 par value common stock. On this date, Alfonsos stock had a fair value of $15 per share. The combination is a statutory merger with BelAire subsequently dissolved as a legal corporation. BelAires assets and liabilities are assigned to a new reporting unit.

The following shows fair values for the BelAire reporting unit for January 1, 2020 along with respective carrying amounts on December 31, 2021.

BelAire Reporting Unit	Fair Values 1/1/20			Carrying Amounts 12/31/21
Cash	$	69,500		$	41,500
Receivables		201,000			236,500
Inventory		224,000			251,500
Patents		656,000			737,500
Customer relationships		566,500			532,000
Equipment (net)		390,500			333,000
Goodwill		?			480,000
Accounts payable		(122,500	)		(219,000	)
Long-term liabilities		(577,500	)		(492,000	)

Note: Parentheses indicate a credit balance.

1. Prepare Alfonsos journal entry to record the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the BelAire merger on January 1, 2020. Note: Enter cash paid and cash received as two separate amounts.

2. On December 31, 2021, Alfonso opts to forgo any goodwill impairment qualitative assessment and estimates that the total fair value of the entire BelAire reporting unit is $1,635,000. What amount of goodwill impairment, if any, should Alfonso recognize on its 2021 income statement?

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