Grand Champion Inc. purchased Americas Sweethearts Corporation on January 1, 2019. At the time, Americas...

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Grand Champion Inc. purchased Americas Sweethearts Corporation on January 1, 2019. At the time, Americas Sweethearts had the following assets and liabilities (stated at fair value):

Cash $62,000
Accounts receivable 138,000
Inventory 185,000
Property, plant, and equipment 300,000
Patent 65,000
Accounts payable 200,000
Notes payable 325,000

Grand Champion paid $900,000 for Americas Sweethearts. Assume that Americas Sweethearts is a reporting unit of Grand Champion. At the end of 2020, Americas Sweethearts has a fair value of $720,000 and a book value of $850,000, which includes any goodwill recorded. Of this fair value, $350,000 is attributable to identifiable assets net of (or identifiable net assets) liabilities.

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Calculate the impairment loss of goodwill (if any) and record the appropriate journal entry.

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