Galloway Realty Company owns a number of large office buildings in several cities in the United States.
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1. Should Galloway record impairment of the building? Why?
2. If impairment should be recorded, what is the amount of impairment?
3. What accounting entry would be necessary based on the above facts?
4. If impairment is recorded in 2016 and subsequently the value of the building increases in 2017 so that the market value exceeds the book value, should the book value of the building be increased at that time?
Analyze: How could the company use its estimates of cash flows to arrive at a "market value" of the building?
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College Accounting Chapters 1-30
ISBN: 978-0077862398
14th edition
Authors: John Price, M. David Haddock, Michael Farina
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