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Wildhorses Construction & Paving expanded its business by purchasing Alcott Maintenance, a division that provides road maintenance services. The division was purchased three years ago

Wildhorses Construction & Paving expanded its business by purchasing Alcott Maintenance, a division that provides road maintenance services. The division was purchased three years ago for $3,094,000 and has been identified as a reporting unit. The net assets for the division including goodwill are as follows:
Cash $241,000
Accounts Receivables 275,000
Inventory 759,000
Property, Plant & Equipment 1,043,000
Goodwill 1,143,000
Accounts Payable (112,000 )
Unearned Revenue (74,000 )
Net assets, at carrying amounts $3,275,000
The fair value of the Alcott Maintenance Division reporting unit as a whole is estimated to be $3,015,000. Management determines that the units value in use is $3,111,000.

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Prepare any appropriate journal entries for goodwill impairment assuming that Wildhorse Construction & Paving is reporting under ASPE. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

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