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On 1 July 2014 Chloe Ltd acquired all the shares in Lola Ltd for $955,000. At this date the shareholders’’ equity of Lola Ltd consisted of

Share capital

$225,000

General reserve

$196,000

Retained earnings 1/7/2014

$205,000

 

At 1 July 2014, the carrying amounts of all identifiable assets of Lola Ltd were equal to fair value with one exception. An item of Plant has a cost of $125,000 and an accumulated depreciation of $52,000 but a fair value of $145,000. At 1 July 2014 the plant has a useful life of 7 years and is depreciated on the straight line basis. Lola Ltd uses the cost basis to measure Plant.

An impairment loss of $88,000 relating to goodwill arising from the acquisition of Lola Ltd was recognised during the year ended 30 June 2015.

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