Chapter 2, Problem 1DYS

Jonas Tech Corporation recently acquired Innovation Plus Company. The combined firm consists of three related businesses that will serve as reporting units. In connection with the acquisition, Jonas requests your help with the following asset valuation and allocation issues. Support your answers with references to FASB ASC as appropriate.Jonas recognizes several identifiable intangibles from its acquisition of Innovation Plus. It expresses the desire to have these intangible assets written down to zero in the acquisition period.The price Jonas paid for Innovation Plus indicates that it paid a large amount for goodwill. However, Jonas worries that any future goodwill impairment may send the wrong signal to its investors about the wisdom of the Innovation Plus acquisition. Jonas thus wishes to allocate the combined goodwill of all of its reporting units to one account called Enterprise Goodwill. In this way, Jonas hopes to minimize the possibility of goodwill impairment because a decline…

In 2024, Bratten Fitness Company made the following cash purchases: The exclusive right to manufacture and sell the X-Core workout machine from Symmetry Corporation for $201,000. Symmetry created the unique design for the equipment. Bratten also paid an additional $10,500 in legal and filing fees to attorneys to complete the transaction. An initial fee of $250,000 for a three-year agreement with Silver’s Gym to use its name for a new facility in the local area. Silver’s Gym has locations throughout the country. Bratten is required to pay an additional fee of $5,100 for each month it operates under the Silver’s Gym name, with payments beginning in March of 2024. Bratten also purchased $401,000 of exercise equipment to be placed in the new facility. The exclusive right to sell Healthy Choice, a book authored by Kent Patterson, for $20,000. The book includes healthy recipes, recommendations for dietary supplements, and natural remedies. Bratten plans to display the book at the check-in…

Bomarks acquires an equipment from a foreign supplier on credit for $6 million on 31 March 2022, when the exchange rate was $1 = GH¢ 5. The entity incurred other direct costs of GH¢1.5 million in installing the equipment. The estimated useful life of the equipment is 10 years and the entity has obligation to restore the location to its original state after usage. The estimated cost of dismantling and restoration in 10 years is GH¢3.5 million and the entity’s cost of capital is 8%. Although the equipment was available for use from 1 May 2022, the entity did not bring it into use until 1 July, 2022. Bomarks also sold goods to a foreign customer for $3.5 million on 30 April 2022, when the exchange rate was $1 = GH¢5.75. The customer paid $1 million on 1 July when the rates were $1 = GH¢5.60. On that date, Bomarks paid half of the amount owed for the equipment. At the entity’s year-end of 31 December 2022, the closing exchange rate was $1 = GH¢5.9. The entity’s functional currency is the…