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Presented below is information related to equipment owned by Suarez Company at D

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Question

Presented below is information related to equipment owned by Suarez Company at December 31, 2014. Cost $ 14,382,000 Accumulated depreciation to date 1,598,000 Expected future net cash flows 11,186,000 Fair value 7,670,400 Assume that Suarez will continue to use this asset in the future. As of December 31, 2014, the equipment has a remaining useful life of 4 years.

a. Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment of the asset at December 31, 2014. (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.)

b. Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense for 2015. (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.)

c. The fair value of the equipment at December 31, 2015, is $8,149,800. Prepare the journal entry (if any) necessary to record this increase in fair value. (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.)

Explanation / Answer

1.

Cost                                                             14,382,000

Less: Accumulated depreciation            1,598,000

Carrying amount                                         12,784,000

Less: Fair value                                              7,670,400

Loss on impairment                                    5,113,600

Loss on impairment A/C    Dr                        5,113,600    

    To Accumulated depreciation A/C           5,113,600

2. Net carrying amount                  7,670,400

     Useful life                                     4 years

      Depreciation per year              1,917,600

Depreciation expense A/C    Dr                                 1,917,600

      To Accumulated depreciation A/C                      1,917,600

3.Restoration of any impairment loss is not permitted.

  

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