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I am requesting assistance with the following problem. Required 4 is where I am having the problem. Can you please provide an explanation for the correct answer? Thank you.

At the beginning of 2019, Metatec Inc. acquired Ellison Technology Corporation for $690 million. In addition to cash, receivables, and inventory, the following assets and their fair values were also acquired: Plant and equipment (depreciable assets) Patent Goodwill $ 159 million 49 million 100 million The plant and equipment are depreciated over a 10-year useful life on a straight-line basis. There is no estimated residual value. The patent is estimated to have a 5-year useful life, no residual value, and is amortized using the straight-line method. At the end of 2021, a change in business climate indicated to management that the assets of Ellison might be impaired. The following E amounts have been determined: $ 89 million 69 million Plant and equipment: Undiscounted sum of future cash flows Fair value Patent: Undiscounted sum of future cash flows Fair value Goodwill: Fair value of Ellison Technology Corporation Fair value of Ellison's net assets (excluding goodwill) Book value of Ellison's net assets (including goodwill) $ 21 million 14 million $ 549 million 480 million 560 million* After first recording any impairment losses on plant and equipment and the patent. Required: 1. Compute the book value of the plant and equipment and patent at the end of 2021. 4. Determine the amount of any impairment loss to be recorded, if any, for the three assets. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 4 Determine the amount of any impairment loss to be recorded, if any, for the three assets. (Enter your answers in millions. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.) Plant and equipment Patent Goodwill Impairment Loss $ 42 million $ 0 million $ 31 million