Brower Corporation owns a manufacturing plant in the country of Oust. On December 31, 2017, the plant

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Brower Corporation owns a manufacturing plant in the country of Oust. On December 31, 2017, the plant had a book value of $5,000,000 and an estimated fair value of $8,000,000. Oust's government has clearly indicated that it will expropriate the plant during the coming year and will reimburse Brower for only 40% of the plant's estimated fair value.

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What journal entry (if any) should Brower make on December 31, 2017, to record the intended expropriation?

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Financial Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-1259722653

7th edition

Authors: Lawrence Revsine, Daniel Collins, Bruce Johnson, Fred Mittelstaedt, Leonard Soffer

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