Question

Kingbird Division Net Assets As of December 31, 2020 (in millions) Cash Accounts receivable Property, plant, and equipment (net) Goodwill Less: Notes payable Net assets $62 211 2,606 212 (2,601) $490 The purpose of the Kingbird Division is to develop a nuclear-powered aircraft. If successful, traveling delays associated with refueling could be substantially reduced. Many other benefits would also occur. To date, management has not had much success and is deciding whether a write-down at this time is appropriate. Management estimated its future net cash flows from the project to be $440 million. Management has also received an offer to purchase the division for $330 million (deemed an appropriate fair value). All identifiable assets' and liabilities' book and fair value amounts are the same. Prepare the journal entry to record the impairment at December 31, 2020. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit eTextbook and Media List of Accounts At December 31, 2021, it is estimated that the division's fair value increased to $342 million. Prepare the journal entry to record this increase in fair value. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

Answer 1

As the net book value of assets is less than future estimated cash flows, there is impairment on Division.

a
Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Loss on Impairment	160000000		=490000000-330000000
Goodwill		160000000
b
Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
No Entry	0
No Entry		0