Anthara Corporation had a machine whose Book value at the end of 2003 was $ 16,000 and a Building with Book value of $ 40,000. The undiscounted future cash flows from the Machine and the Building were estimated as $ 10,000 and $ 41,000 respectively. The fair market values of the machine and the Building were $ 9,000 and $39,000 respectively. How much should Anthara report as impairment loss for the machine and for the building in 2003?
An asset is said to be impaired if its carrying value is more than its recoverable amount .Recoverable amount is higher of Fair value or value in use.
Book value (carrying value) | Recoverable value | Impaired | Impairment loss | |
Machine | 16000 |
Higher of 9000 or 10000 10000 |
yes ,since carrying value is higher than recoverable amount |
16000-10000 6000 |
Building | 40000 |
Higher of 39000 or 41000 41000 |
No ,since carrying value is less than recoverable amount | 0 |
Total | 6000 |
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