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On October 28, 2013, Mercedes Company committed to a plan to sell a division that qualified as a component of the entity according to GAAP regarding discontinued operations and was properly classified as held for sale on December 31, 2013, the end of the company's fiscal year. The division's loss from operations for 2013 was $2,000,000. The division's book value and fair value less cost to sell on December 31 were $3,000,000 and $2,500,000, respectively. What before-tax amount(s) should Mercedes report as loss on discontinued operations in its 2013 income statement? Group of answer choices

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Answer: $2,500,000

Explanation:

Discontinued operations is when a particular division in a company shutdown.

With regards to the above question, the before-tax amount that Mercedes should report as loss on discontinued operations in its 2013 income statement will be:

= $2,000,000 + ($3,000,000 - $2,500,000)

= $2,000,000 + $500,000

= $2,500,000

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