question archive Exercise 1 Genuine Company determined that due to obsolescence an equipment with an original cost of P4,500,000 and accumulated depreciation on January 1, 2020 of P2,100,000 had suffered a permanent impairment and as a result should have a recoverable amount of only P1,500,000 as of the beginning of the year

Exercise 1 Genuine Company determined that due to obsolescence an equipment with an original cost of P4,500,000 and accumulated depreciation on January 1, 2020 of P2,100,000 had suffered a permanent impairment and as a result should have a recoverable amount of only P1,500,000 as of the beginning of the year

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Exercise 1

Genuine Company determined that due to obsolescence an equipment with an original cost of P4,500,000 and accumulated depreciation on January 1, 2020 of P2,100,000 had suffered a permanent impairment and as a result should have a recoverable amount of only P1,500,000 as of the beginning of the year.

In addition, the remaining useful life of the equipment was reduced from 8 to 3 years.

Required)

1)Prepare journal entry to record the impairment on January 1, 2020.

2)Prepare journal entry to record the depreciation for 2020.

3)Determine the carrying amount of the equipment on December 31, 2020.

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1.) 

Impairment loss               900,000   
            Accumulated Depreciation      900,000 

2.) 

depreciation expense                                500,000   
                            accumulated depreciation      500,000 

3.) 

Carrying amount December 31, 2020            1,000,000 

 

 

Step-by-step explanation

1.)    
Original Cost            4,500,000   
Less: accumulated depreciation         (2,100,000)  
Carrying amount on january 1            2,400,000   
Less: Recoverable Amount         (1,500,000)  
Impairment loss              900,000   
     
Impairment loss               900,000   
            Accumulated Depreciation      900,000 
     
2.)    
Recoverable amount            1,500,000   
Divided by revised useful life                 3 years   
depreciation for 2020               500,000   
     
depreciation expense                                500,000   
                            accumulated depreciation      500,000 
     
3.)    
Recoverable Amount            1,500,000   
less: Depreciation expense             (500,000)  
Carrying amount December 31, 2020            1,000,000   

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