Asset Retirement Obligation Big Cat Exploration erected an oil platform in a remote area of Texas at a cost of $10 million. Bit Cat is legally required to dismantle and remove the platform at the end of its useful life, which is expected to be 10 years. Big Cat estimates that the cost of dismantling and removing the oil rig will be $700,000. Assume that the appropriate discount rate is 8%.
Required:
Prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition of the oil platform. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
Journalize the transactions to record the acquisition of the oil platform.
Asset retirement obligations:
The procurement of certain operational assets creates an “asset retirement obligation”, which is considered as a legal obligation associated to the retirement of the asset.
Prepare journal entry:
Date | Account Titles and explanation | Debit ($) | Credit($) |
Oil platform | 10,324,235 | ||
Cash | 10,000,000 | ||
Asset Retirement Obligation | 324,235 |
Table (1)
Note: Present value of $1 from Table 3 of Time Value of money Module, where n=10, i= 8%...
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