BE11-9 Everly Corporation acquires a coal mine at a cost of $400,000. Intangible development costs total $100,000. After extraction has occurred, Everly must restore the property (estimated fair value of the obli- gation is $80,000), after which it can be sold for $160,000. Everly estimates that 4,000 tons of coal can be extracted. If 700 tons are extracted the first year, prepare the journal entry to record depletion

*BE11-11 FrancisCorporationpurchasedanassetatacostof$50,000onMarch1,2014.Theassethasauseful life of 8 years and a salvage value of $4,000. For tax purposes, the MACRS class life is 5 years. Compute tax depreciation for each year 2014–2019

E11-17 (Impairment) Assume the same information as E11-16, except that Suarez intends to dispose of the equipment in the coming year. It is expected that the cost of disposal will be $20,000.

Instructions

(a)Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment of the asset at December 31, 2014. (b) Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record depreciation expense for 2015. (c) The asset was not sold by December 31, 2015. The fair value of the equipment on that date is

$5,300,000. Prepare the journal entry (if any) necessary to record this increase in fair value. It is expected that the cost of disposal is still $20,000.