In 2006, Beta Company purchased the WI of an unproved lease for ($50,000). In 2007, Beta Company

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In 2006, Beta Company purchased the WI of an unproved lease for \($50,000\). In 2007, Beta Company recognized impairment of \($20,000\) on this lease. In 2008, Beta Company sold the entire WI to Company Q for:

a. $25,000

b. \($55,000\) Assume instead that the property was assessed on a group basis and sold for:

c. $25,000

d. \($55,000\) Give the entry to record the sale in each of the above situations assuming that Beta Company is a successful-efforts company.

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Fundamentals Of Oil And Gas Accounting

ISBN: 9780878147939

4th Edition

Authors: Rebecca A. Gallun, Ph.D. Wright, Charlotte J, Linda M. Nichols, John W. Stevenson

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