Tutorial 1 Answer
Tutorial 1 Answer
Tutorial 1 Answer
(a) An impairment review as laid out in IAS 36 impairment of Assets is carried out to determine whether the value
of an asset may have fallen below its carrying amount in the statement of financial position. It is a requirement
for goodwill carried in the statement of financial position that it should be tested annually for impairment.
An asset is considered to be impaired if its carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount, defined as the
higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Value in use is the present value of the future cash
flows which will be generated by the asset. It is often not possible to attribute cash flows to an individual
asset, so in this case the impairment review is carried out at the level of the cash generating unit to which
the asset belongs. A cash generating unit is a group of assets which together generate cash flows. For
instance, a production unit in a factory could be treated as a cash generating unit and any impairment
identified will be apportioned between the assets of the CGU.
(b) (i) Carrying amount of the plant at 31.3.X2
$’000
1.4.X0 Cost 800,000
Depreciation ((800,000 — 50,000) / 5) (150,000)
31.3.X1 Balance 650,000
Depreciation (150,000)
31.3.X2 Balance 500,000
As there is currently no market in which to sell the plant, its recoverable amount will be its value
in
As this is greater than the carrying amount, the plant is not impaired and will be left at its
carrying amount of $500,000.
(ii) The impairment loss will be allocated as follows.
Working
One of the machines, carried at $40,000, is damaged and will have to be scrapped. The recoverable amount
of the cash-generating unit is estimated at $750,000.
What will be the carrying amount of the building when the impairment loss has been recognised?
(to the nearest $’000)
A $597,000
B $577,000
C $594,000
D $548,000
What is the impairment loss on the machine to be recognised in the financial statements at
31 March 20X9?
A $7,687
.B $1,667
C $2,200
D $9,500