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Presented below is information related to equipment owned by Whispering Company at December 31, 2020.

Cost		$9,990,000
Accumulated depreciation to date		1,110,000
Expected future net cash flows		7,770,000
Fair value		5,328,000

Whispering intends to dispose of the equipment in the coming year. It is expected that the cost of disposal will be $22,200. As of December 31, 2020, the equipment has a remaining useful life of 4 years.

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Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment of the asset at December 31, 2020. (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	enter an account title to record the transaction on December 31, 2017	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title to record the transaction on December 31, 2017	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount

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Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record depreciation expense for 2021. (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
enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
enter an account title	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount

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The asset was not sold by December 31, 2021. The fair value of the equipment on that date is $5,883,000. Prepare the journal entry (if any) necessary to record this increase in fair value. It is expected that the cost of disposal is still $22,200. (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	enter an account title to record the transaction on December 31, 2018	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title to record the transaction on December 31, 2018	enter a debit amount

Answer 1

a
Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Loss on impairment	3574200
Accumulated depreciation-Equipment		3574200
b
Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
No entry	0
No entry		0
c
Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Accumulated depreciation-Equipment	555000
Recovery of loss on Impairment		555000

Workings:
Cost	9990000
Less: Accumulated depreciation	1110000
Carrying Amount	8880000
Less: Fair value, net of disposal costs	5305800		=5328000-22200
Loss on impairment	3574200
No depreciation is recorded on assets intended to be disposed off
Fair value, net of disposal costs, Revised	5860800		=5883000-22200
Less: Fair value, net of disposal costs	5305800		=5328000-22200
Recovery of loss on Impairment	555000