Research Case 102 (Static) FASB codification; locate and extract relevant information and cite authoritative support for a financial reporting issue; restoration costs; asset retirement obligation [LO10-1]

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Your client, Hazelton Mining, recently entered into an agreement to obtain the rights to operate a coal mine in West Virginia for $15 million. Hazelton incurred development costs of $6 million in preparing the mine for extraction, which began on July 1, 2021. The contract requires Hazelton to restore the land and surrounding area to its original condition after extraction is complete in three years. The company controller, Alice Cushing, is not sure how to account for the restoration costs and has asked your advice. Alice is aware of an accounting standard addressing this issue, but is not sure of its provisions. She has narrowed down the possible cash outflows for the restoration costs to four possibilities.

Cash Outflow			Probability
$	3	million		20	%
	4	million		30	%
	5	million		25	%
	6	million		25	%

Alice also informs you that the companys credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate is 9%. Before responding to Alice, you need to research the issue.

Research Case 102 (Static) Part 1 and 2

Required: 1. Access the FASB Accounting Standards Codification at the FASB website (www.fasb.org). Determine the specific Codification citation for each of the following, based on the format indicated: (a) accounting for asset retirement obligations (XXX-XX), (b) recognition criteria related to asset retirement obligations (XXX-XX-XX), (c) the requirement to recognize the fair value of the asset retirement obligation as a liability (XXX-XX-XX-X), and (d) how to treat the capitalized cost of the asset retirement obligation for the related tangible long-lived asset (XXX-XX-XX-X). 2. Determine the capitalized cost of the coal mine. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Enter your answer in whole dollars.)