Determine the amount of goodwill impairment loss

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On May 28, 2016, Pesky Corporation acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Harman, Inc., for $440 million. The fair value of Harman's identifiable tangible and intangible assets totaled $526 million, and the fair value of liabilities assumed by Pesky was $160 million.

 Pesky performed a goodwill impairment test at the end of its fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. Management has provided the following information:

  Fair value of Harman, Inc.

$

420

million

  Fair value of Harman's net assets (excluding goodwill)

 

370

million

  Book value of Harman's net assets (including goodwill)

 

434

million


Required:

1. Determine the amount of goodwill that resulted from the Harman acquisition. (Enter your answer in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

2. Determine the amount of goodwill impairment loss that Pesky should recognize at the end of 2016, if any.(Enter your answer in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

 

3. If an impairment loss is required, prepare the journal entry to record the loss. (If no entry is required for an event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

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