Question
17. Carlos Company has a non-trading investment in the 10%, 10-year bonds of Plack Company. The investment's carrying value is $3,200,000 at December 31, 2021.
17. Carlos Company has a non-trading investment in the 10%, 10-year bonds of Plack Company. The investment's carrying value is $3,200,000 at December 31, 2021. On January 2, 2022, Carlos learns that Plack Company has lost its primary manufacturing facility in an uninsured fire. As a result, Carlos determines that the investment is impaired and now has a fair value of $2,300,000. In June, 2023, Plack Company has succeeded in rebuilding its manufacturing facility, and its prospects have improved as a result.If Carlos Company determines that the fair value of the investment is now $3,900,000 and is using GAAP for its external financial reporting, which of the following is true?
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Carlos is prohibited from recording the recovery in value of the impaired investment.
Carlos may record a recovery of $1,600,000.
Carlos may record a recovery of $900,000.
Carlos may record a recovery of $700,000.
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Financial and Managerial Accounting
Authors: Horngren, Harrison, Oliver
3rd Edition
978-0132497992, 132913771, 132497972, 132497999, 9780132913775, 978-0132497978
