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The carrying amount of a cash-generating unit is €900,000

Accounting Aug 06, 2020

The carrying amount of a cash-generating unit is €900,000. This consists of goodwill €250,000 and property, plant and equipment €650,000. The cash-generating unit has a recoverable amount of only €520,000.

How is the impairment loss allocated to the assets of the cash-generating units?

Group of answer choices

Goodwill is decreased by €190,000, and PP&E by €190,000

Goodwill is decreased by €250,000, and PP&E by €130,000

PP&E is decreased by €380,000, goodwill will not change.

Goodwill is decreased by €130,000, and PP&E by €250,000

Expert Solution

Goodwill is decreased by €250,000, and PP&E by €130,000  
     
Carrying amount of a cash-generating unit        900,000  
Less: Recoverable amount        520,000  
Impairment loss        380,000  
     
250,000 of this loss is allocated to the goodwill, reducing it to zero.
The remaining £130,000 is allocated to the property, plant, and equipment.
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