At the Time of Recognition of an Asset Retirement Obligation

question 3

Multiple Choice

At the time of recognition of an asset retirement obligation, the present value should be

• A) recorded as a separate long-term asset and as an asset retirement obligation.
• B) expensed and recorded as an asset retirement obligation.
• C) expensed to "Asset Retirement Expense" in the period actually paid.
• D) added to the related asset cost and recorded as an asset retirement obligation.

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