Collinsworth LTD., a U.K. company, prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards. Late in

Question:

Collinsworth LTD., a U.K. company, prepares its according to International Financial Reporting Standards. Late in its 2018 fiscal year, a significant adverse change in business climate indicated to management that the assets of its appliance division may be impaired. The following data relate to the division's assets:
__________________________________________ (£ in millions)
Book value ........................................................ £220
Undiscounted sum of estimated future cash flows ........... 210
Present value of future cash flows ............................. 150
Fair value less cost to sell (determined by appraisal) ........ 145
Required:
1. What amount of impairment loss, if any, should Collinsworth recognize?
2. Assume that Collinsworth prepares its according to U.S. and that fair value less cost to sell approximates fair value. What amount of impairment loss, if any, should Collinsworth recognize?
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