On April 30, 2005, Carty Corp. approved a plan to dispose of a segment of its business. The disposal loss is $480,000, including severance pay of $55,000 and employee relocation costs of $25,000, both of which are directly associated with the decision to dispose of the segment. The firm is a calendar-fiscal year firm, and the segment's operating loss for the entire year (2005) through the date of disposal was $120,000. Before income taxes, what amount should be reported in Carty's income statement for the year ended December 31, 2005, as the total income effect (loss) from discontinued operations? A. $600,000B. $480,000C. $120,000D. $360,000

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Haleigh Hood

27 January, 15:43

On April 30, 2005, Carty Corp. approved a plan to dispose of a segment of its business. The disposal loss is $480,000, including severance pay of $55,000 and employee relocation costs of $25,000, both of which are directly associated with the decision to dispose of the segment. The firm is a calendar-fiscal year firm, and the segment's operating loss for the entire year (2005) through the date of disposal was $120,000. Before income taxes, what amount should be reported in Carty's income statement for the year ended December 31, 2005, as the total income effect (loss) from discontinued operations? A. $600,000B. $480,000C. $120,000D. $360,000

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Kinsley Duffy · Answer 1

A. - $600,000

Explanation:

There is the loss from discontinued operations $120,000 (from the segment operations)

And the loss from the disposal of the segment of the business which is $480,000

In total the income effect from discontinued operation will be a loss for $600,000