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Hooper Retailing Ltd (Hooper) operates a high fashion store in the Sydney CBD. Unfortunately, trading conditions have been difficult as customers are increasingly shopping online

Hooper Retailing Ltd (Hooper) operates a high fashion store in the Sydney CBD. Unfortunately, trading conditions have been difficult as customers are increasingly shopping online and Hooper has experienced increasingly poor performance (i.e., there are indicators of impairment).

Below is Hooper’s balance sheet as at 30 June 2018.

Liabilities

Assets

Bank Overdraft

300,000

Cash

10,000

Accounts Payable

500,000

Accounts Receivable

200,000

Inventory

700,000

Equity

510,000

Property Plant and Equipment - Net

300,000

Goodwill

100,000

Total

1,310,000

1,310,000

Additional information

Hooper is a single cash generating unit.

The ‘value in use’ of the assets is estimated to be $1,050,000. Separately, an offer to purchase the company (all assets and liabilities) has been received from Pocock Limited for $310,000 immediately before 30 June 2018.

The accounts receivable relate to longstanding customers and it is expected that $195,000 will be recoverable.

Required

Prepare Journal entries to recognize the asset impairment required on 30 June 2018.

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