Question: On January 1 , 2 0 1 6 , SunKap , Inc., installed wind turbines and started operating a power generating plant in Northern Alberta.

On January 1,2016,SunKap, Inc., installed wind turbines and started operating a power generating plant in Northern Alberta. The plant, recorded as Power Equipment Account, was installed at a total cost of $13,560,000which was paid in cash. The equipment was estimated with a 10-year life and zero salvage value. The land for the power plant was provided by the provincial government with a stipulation that SunKap would be responsible for dismantling the plant at the end of its life and for restoring the site to its original state. This cost to dismantle the plant and restore the property at the end of the plants life was estimated to be $2,100,000.SunKaps internal cost of capital is 5%.The company adopts ASPE and depreciates all its assets using the straight-line method.
25]Determine the costs of dismantling the plant and restoring the site which were recorded on January 1,2016

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