Asset retirement obligation
• LO10–1
Refer to the situation described in BE 10–4. What is the book value of the asset retirement liability at the end of one year? Assuming that the actual restoration costs incurred after extraction is completed are $596,000, what amount of gain or loss will Smithson recognize on retirement of the liability?
BE 10–4
Cost of a natural resource; asset retirement obligation
• LO10–1
Smithson Mining operates a silver mine in Nevada. Acquisition, exploration, and development costs totaled $5.6 million. After the silver is extracted in approximately five years, Smithson is obligated to restore the land to its original condition, including constructing a wildlife preserve. The company’s controller has provided the following three
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- Brief Exercise 10-5 (Algo) Asset retirement obligation [LO10-1] Smithson Mining operates a silver mine in Nevada. Acquisition, exploration, and development costs totaled $6.1 million. After the silver is extracted in approximately five years, Smithson is obligated to restore the land to its original condition, including constructing a wildlife preserve. The company's controller has provided the following three cash flow possibilities for the restoration costs: (1) $550,000, 10% probability; (2) $600,000, 50% probability; and (3) $700,000, 40% probability. The company's credit-adjusted, risk-free rate of interest is 5%. What is the book value of the asset retirement liability at the end of one year? Assuming that the actual restoration costs incurred after five years are $646,000, what amount of gain or loss will Smithson recognize on retirement of the liability? Note: Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in…arrow_forwardBrief Exercise 10-5 (Static) Asset retirement obligation [LO10-1] Smithson Mining operates a silver mine in Nevada. Acquisition, exploration, and development costs totaled $5.6 million. After the silver is extracted in approximately five years, Smithson is obligated to restore the land to its original condition, including constructing a wildlife preserve. The company's controller has provided the following three cash flow possibilities for the restoration costs: (1) $500,000, 20% probability; (2) $550,000, 45% probability, and (3) $650,000, 35% probability. The company's credit-adjusted, risk-free rate of interest is 6%. What is the book value of the asset retirement liability at the end of one year? Assuming that the actual restoration costs incurred after five years are $596,000, what amount of gain or loss will Smithson recognize on retirement of the liability? Note: Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in…arrow_forwardes Problem 12-27 (Algo) MACRS depreciation and net present value [LO12-4] Universal Electronics is considering the purchase of manufacturing equipment with a 10-year midpoint in its asset depreciation range (ADR). Carefully refer to Table 12-11 to determine in what depreciation category the asset falls. (Hint: It is not 10 years.) The asset will cost $220,000, and it will produce earnings before depreciation and taxes of $72,000 per year for three years, and then $35,000 a year for seven more years. The firm has a tax rate of 25 percent. Assume the cost of capital is 14 percent. In doing your analysis, if you have years in which there is no depreciation, merely enter a zero for depreciation. Use Table 12-12. Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a. Calculate the net present value. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places. Net present value b. Based on the…arrow_forward
- h2arrow_forwardProblem 9-6 Calculating Salvage Value (LO 2] Consider an asset that costs $690,000 and is depreciated straight-line to zero over its 9- year tax life. The asset is to be used in a 6-year project; at the end of the project, the asset can be sold for $171,000. If the relevant tax rate is 21 percent, what is the aftertax cash flow from the sale of this asset? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole number, e.g., 32.) Aftertax salvage valuearrow_forwardSh13 Please help me Solution Thankyou.arrow_forward
- Problem 12-25 (Algo) MACRS depreciation and net present value [LO12-4] The Summit Petroleum Corporation will purchase an asset that qualifies for three-year MACRS depreciation. The cost is $390,000 and the asset will provide the following stream of earnings before depreciation and taxes for the next four years: Use Table 12-12 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 $ 206,000 254,000 86,000 78,000 The firm is in a 40 percent tax bracket and has a cost of capital of 12 percent. Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a. Calculate the net present value. Note: Negative amount should be Indicated by a minus sign. Do not round Intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places. Net present value es b. Under the net present value method, should Summit Petroleum Corporation purchase the asset? Yes O Noarrow_forwardCh 5. ABC Company has the following mutually exclusive projects. Year Project A Project B 0 -$19,520 -$16,800 1 11,500 9,500 2 8,750 7,100 3 2,500 3,500 If the company’s payback period is 2 years, which of these projects should be chosen? Group of answer choices Project A Neither Projects Both Projects Project Barrow_forward10arrow_forward
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