8.16 ASSET IMPAIRMENTS.Nonrelated scenarios for Hammerhead Paper Company and Sterling Company follow:

Scenario 1: Hammerhead Paper Company owns a press used in the production of fine paper products. The press originally cost $2,000,000, and it has a current carrying amount of $1,200,000. A decrease in the demand for fine paper products has caused the company to reassess the future cash flows from using the machine. The company now estimates that it will receive cash flows of $160,000 per year for 12 years. The company uses a 10% discount rate to compute the present value for this investment. A similar machine recently sold for $1,000,000 in the secondhand market. Hammerhead estimates that it would cost $50,000 to sell the machine.

Required Compute the amount of Hammerheads press impairment, if any, under U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Scenario

Scenerio 2: Sterling Co. acquires Vineyard Aging, Inc., on January 1, 2017, by paying $2,000,000 in cash. At the date of acquisition, the price is allocated as follows: Details One year later, on December 31, 2017, Sterling estimates the fair value of the unit to be $1,800,000. The carrying value of Vineyards identifiable assets is $1,500,000 after impairment tests are applied.

Required b. Compute the amount of Sterlings goodwill impairment, if any.

c. How is the goodwill impairment reflected in the financial statements?