Current Attempt in Progress Blue Company uses special strapping equipment in its packaging business. The equipment was purchased in January 2024 for $12,200,000 and had an estimated useful life of 8 years with no salvage value. At December 31, 2025, new technology was introduced that would accelerate the obsolescence of Blue's equipment. Blue's controller estimates that expected future net cash flows on the equipment will be $7,686,000 and that the fair value of the equipment is $6,832,000. Blue intends to continue using the equipment, but it is estimated that the remaining useful life is 4 years. Blue uses straight-line depreciation. (a) Your answer is correct. Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment at December 31, 2025. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the (c) Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment at December 31, 2025 and at December 31, 2026, assuming that Blue intends to dispose of the equipment and that it has not been disposed of as of December 31, 2026. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries.) Date Account Titles and Explanation eTextbook and Media Debit Credit

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Blue Company uses special strapping equipment in its packaging business. The equipment was purchased in January 2024 for
$12,200,000 and had an estimated useful life of 8 years with no salvage value. At December 31, 2025, new technology was introduced
that would accelerate the obsolescence of Blue's equipment. Blue's controller estimates that expected future net cash flows on the
equipment will be $7,686,000 and that the fair value of the equipment is $6,832,000. Blue intends to continue using the equipment,
but it is estimated that the remaining useful life is 4 years. Blue uses straight-line depreciation.
(a)
Your answer is correct.
Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment at December 31, 2025. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the
Transcribed Image Text:Current Attempt in Progress Blue Company uses special strapping equipment in its packaging business. The equipment was purchased in January 2024 for $12,200,000 and had an estimated useful life of 8 years with no salvage value. At December 31, 2025, new technology was introduced that would accelerate the obsolescence of Blue's equipment. Blue's controller estimates that expected future net cash flows on the equipment will be $7,686,000 and that the fair value of the equipment is $6,832,000. Blue intends to continue using the equipment, but it is estimated that the remaining useful life is 4 years. Blue uses straight-line depreciation. (a) Your answer is correct. Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment at December 31, 2025. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the
(c)
Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment at December 31, 2025 and at December 31, 2026, assuming that Blue
intends to dispose of the equipment and that it has not been disposed of as of December 31, 2026. (If no entry is required, select "No
entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not
indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
eTextbook and Media
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Credit
Transcribed Image Text:(c) Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment at December 31, 2025 and at December 31, 2026, assuming that Blue intends to dispose of the equipment and that it has not been disposed of as of December 31, 2026. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries.) Date Account Titles and Explanation eTextbook and Media Debit Credit
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