Reference no: EM133161445

Question - Alfonso Inc acquired 100 percent of the voting shares of Belaire Company on January 1, 2020. In exchange alfonso paid $198,000 in cash and issued 100,000 shares of its own $1 par value common stock. On this date, alfonso's stock had a fair value of $15 per share. The combination is a statutory merger with Belaire subsequently dissolved as a legal corporation. Belaire's assets and liabilities are assigned to a new reporting unit.

The following shows fair values for the Belaire reporting unit for January 1, 2020 along with respective carrying amounts on December 31, 2021.

BelAire Reporting Unit	Fair Values 1/1/20	Carrying Amounts 12/31/21
Cash	$65,000	$40,000
Receivables	203,000	235,000
Inventory	275,000	250,000
Patents	531,000	550,000
Customer relationships	580,000	450,000
Equipment (net)	215,000	335,000
Goodwill	?	400,000
Accounts payable	(111,000)	(275,000)
Long-term liabilities	(460,000)	(425,000)

Required -

A. Prepare Alfonso's journal entry to record the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the Belaire merger on January 1, 2020. Note: enter cash paid and cash received as two separate amounts.

B. On December 31, 2021, Alfonso opts to forgo any goodwill impairment qualitative assessment and estimates that the total fair value of the entire BelAire reporting is $1,325,000. What amount of good will impairment, if any, should Alfonso recognize on its 2021 income statement?