At the beginning of 2016, Metatec Inc. acquired Ellison Technology Corporation for $660 million. In...
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At the beginning of 2016, Metatec Inc. acquired Ellison Technology Corporation for $660 million. In addition to cash, receivables, and inventory, the following assets and their fair values were also acquired: Plant and equipment (depreciable assets) $ 156 million Patent 46 million Goodwill 100 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 2018, 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 $ 86 million Fair value 66 million Patent: Undiscounted sum of future cash flows $ 21 million Fair value 14 million Goodwill: Fair value of Ellison Technology Corporation $ 516 million Fair value of Ellison's net assets (excluding goodwill) 450 million Book value of Ellison's net assets (including goodwill) 530 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 2018. 4. Determine the amount of any impairment loss to be recorded, if any, for the three assets.
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