Presented below is information related to equipment owned by Porto Company at December 31, 2014. Cost ..................................................................$7,000,000
Question:
Presented below is information related to equipment owned by Porto Company at December 31, 2014.
Cost ..................................................................$7,000,000
Accumulated depreciation to date.................. 800,000
Expected future net cash flows....................... 5,000,000
Fair value.............................................................3,400,000
Assume that Porto will continue to use this asset in the future. As of December 31, 2014, the equipment has a remaining useful life of 4 years.
Instructions
(a) For Porto company, the recoverability test compares $______ to $______. As a result, the asset ______ the recoverability test, because ______ is/are less than ______ so a ______ on impairment is recorded in 2014.
(b) Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment of the asset at December 31, 2014.
(c) Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense for 2015.
(d) The fair value of the equipment at December 31, 2015 is $4,100,000. Prepare the journal entry (if any) necessary to record this increase in fair value.
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-1118147290
15th edition
Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, and Terry D. Warfield