Leaning Tower Inc. developed and operationalized an offshore oil platform on March 1, 2018 at a cost of $10 million. Leaning Tower Inc. is legally required to dismantle and remove the platform at the end of its nine-year useful life. Leaning Tower Inc. estimates that it will cost $1 million to dismantle and remove the platform at the end of its useful life and that the discount rate to use should be 8%. Prepare the entry to record the asset retirement obligation. Assume that none of the $1 million cost relates to production. NOTE: I need to please see the calculations to understand
Discount Rate | 8% | |
Dismantle and removel Cost | $ 1,000,000.00 | |
Usefull Life | 9 Years | |
Present Value Factor | 1/1.08^9 = | 0.500248967 |
0.500248967 | ||
Present Value of Dismantle and removel Cost | 1000000*0.500248967131459 = | $ 500,248.97 |
Debit | Credit | |
Assets | $ 500,248.97 | |
Asset retirement obligation | $ 500,248.97 |
Note for your understandings:
The Asset created will be depreciated over the useful life.
At the end of 9 years when the retirement obligation will arise then the liability created will be reversed.
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