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Orbit Co. acquires 100% of the net assets of Plasma Tech. During the 12-month measurement period, Orbit discovers that a piece of equipment valued at $100,000 on the acquisition date actually had a defective motor and was only worth $60,000.
How should Orbit record this discovery?
- Make no change to the balance sheet but disclose the defect and its dollar impact in the footnotes only.
- Decrease equipment by $40,000 and increase goodwill by $40,000, adjusting the acquisition date balance sheet
- Decrease goodwill by $40,000 and increase depreciation expense retroactively for all prior reporting periods
- Recognize a $40,000 loss on impairment of equipment in the current period's income statement instead of adjusting goodwill
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