Murnane Company purchased a machine on February 1, 2017, for $100,000. In January 2022, when the book value of the machine is $70,000, Murnane believes the machine is impaired due to recent technological advances. Murnane expects the machine to generate future cash flow of $10,000 and has estimated the fair value of the machine to be $55,000. What is the loss from impairment? a.$5,000 b.$15,000 c.$30,000 d.$45,000

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Murnane Company purchased a machine on February 1, 2017, for $100,000. In January 2022, when the book value of the machine is $70,000, Murnane believes the machine is impaired due to recent technological advances. Murnane expects the machine to generate future cash flow of $10,000 and has estimated the fair value of the machine to be $55,000. What is the loss from impairment?

a.$5,000
b.$15,000
c.$30,000
d.$45,000
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