Xavier Enterprises Has $500,000 of Goodwill on the Balance Sheet

question 127

Multiple Choice

Xavier Enterprises has $500,000 of goodwill on the balance sheet.The company determines that an impairment has occurred for $100,000.Xavier Enterprises should

• A)recompute the original purchase and restate all subsequent statements.
• B)debit goodwill for $100,000.
• C)credit goodwill for $100,000.
• D)debit goodwill for $400,000.
• E)credit goodwill for $400,000.

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