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REQUIREMENT: Use the information below to calculate the amount of expense and the liability to be recognized at year-end for Sludge City as related to

REQUIREMENT: Use the information below to calculate the amount of expense and the liability to be recognized
at year-end for Sludge City as related to their sold waste municipal landfill as of the end of the first three years of operation.
Total estimated cost of closure/postclosure expense at year-end:
Year1=18,550,000 Year2=20,300,000 Year3=21,800,000
Total amount of landfill used at year end (cumulative). (such as year3=1617000 is the total amount used for 3 years)
Year1=588,000 cubic feet
year2=1,274,000 cubic feet
year3=1,617,000 cubic feet
Anticipated landfill capacity throughout first three years=4900,000 cubic feet
Closure costs paid at the end of year 2=800,000
Closure costs paid at the end of year 3=950,000
Year 1 Expense:
Liability:
Year 2 Expense:
Liability:
Year 3 Expense:
Liability:

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