Question

Presented below is information related to equipment owned by Cullumber Company at December 31, 2017. Cost $10,440,000 Accumulated depreciation to date 1,160,000 Expected future net cash flows 8,120,000 Fair value 5,568,000 Cullumber intends to dispose of the equipment in the coming year. It is expected that the cost of disposal will be $23,200. As of December 31, 2017, the equipment has a remaining useful life of 5 years. Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment of the asset at December 31, 2017. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec. 31 SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS LINK TO TEXT Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record depreciation expense for 2018. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS LINK TO TEXT The asset was not sold by December 31, 2018. The fair value of the equipment on that date is $6,148,000. Prepare the journal entry (if any) necessary to record this increase in fair value. It is expected that the cost of disposal is still $23,200. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec. 31

Answer 1

a
		Debit	Credit
Dec.31	Loss on impairment	3735200
	Accumulated depreciation-Equipment		3735200
b
Dec.31	No entry	0
	No entry		0
c
Dec.31	Accumulated depreciation-Equipment	580000
	Recovery of loss on Impairment		580000
	Workings:
	Cost	10440000
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	1160000
	Carrying Amount	9280000
	Less: Fair value net of disposal costs	5544800		=5568000-23200
	Loss on impairment	3735200
	c
	Fair value net of disposal costs present	6124800		=6148000-23200
	Less:Fair value net of disposal costs before	5544800		=5568000-23200
	Recovery of loss on Impairment	580000