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Wickland Company installs a manufacturing machine in its production facility at the beginning of the year at a cost of $87,000. The machine's useful life is estimated to be 5 years, or 400,000 units of product, with a $7,000 salvage value. During its second year, the machine produces 84,500 units of product. Determine the machines' second year depreciation under the units-of-production method.


A) $16,000.
B) $20,880.
C) $17,400.
D) $18,379.
E) $16,900.

F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

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Plant assets can be disposed of by discarding, selling, or exchanging them.

A) True
B) False

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Financial accounting and tax accounting require the same recordkeeping and there should be no difference in results between the two accounting systems.

A) True
B) False

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Marlow Company purchased a point of sale system on January 1 for $3,400. This system has a useful life of 10 years and a salvage value of $400. What would be the depreciation expense for the second year of its useful life using the double-declining-balance method?


A) $600.
B) $680.
C) $480.
D) $544.
E) $300.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Plant assets are defined as:


A) Current assets.
B) Tangible assets that have a useful life of more than one accounting period and are used in the operation of a business.
C) Intangible assets used in the operations of a business that have a useful life of more than one accounting period.
D) Tangible assets used in the operation of business that have a useful life of less than one accounting period.
E) Held for sale.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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A company used straight-line depreciation for an item of equipment that cost $12,000, had a salvage value of $2,000 and a five-year useful life. After depreciating the asset for three complete years, the salvage value was reduced to $1,200 but its total useful life remained the same. Determine the amount of depreciation to be charged against the equipment during each of the remaining years of its useful life:


A) $2,400
B) $2,000
C) $5,400
D) $1,800
E) $1,000

F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

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The formula to compute annual straight-line depreciation is:


A) Cost divided by useful life in units.
B) Depreciable cost divided by useful life in units.
C) (Cost minus salvage value) divided by the useful life in years.
D) Cost multiplied by useful life in years.
E) (Cost plus salvage value) divided by the useful life in years.

F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Marlow Company purchased a point of sale system on January 1 for $3,400. This system has a useful life of 10 years and a salvage value of $400. What would be the book value of the asset at the end of the first year of its useful life using the double-declining-balance method?


A) $2,320.
B) $680.
C) $2,720.
D) $300.
E) $600.

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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Flask Company reports net sales of $4,315 million; cost of goods sold of $2,808 million; net income of $283 million; and average total assets of $2,136. Compute its total asset turnover.


A) 2.02.
B) 1.31.
C) .76.
D) .13.
E) .50.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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Edmond reported average total assets of $9,965 million and net sales of $10,430 million. Its total asset turnover equals .96.

A) True
B) False

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A company purchased equipment valued at $66,000. It traded in old equipment for a $9,000 trade-in allowance and the company paid $57,000 cash with the trade-in. The old equipment cost $44,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $36,000. This transaction has commercial substance. What is the recorded value of the new equipment?


A) $66,000.
B) $9,000.
C) $65,000.
D) $57,000.
E) $8,000.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Explain the difference between revenue expenditures and capital expenditures and how they are recorded in the accounting system.

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Revenue expenditures do not materially i...

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Minor Company installs a machine in its factory at the beginning of the year at a cost of $135,000. The machine's useful life is estimated to be 5 years, or 300,000 units of product, with a $15,000 salvage value. During its first year, the machine produces 64,500 units of product. Determine the machines' first year depreciation under the straight-line method.


A) $27,000.
B) $23,779.
C) $25,800.
D) $29,025.
E) $24,000.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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If land is purchased as a building site, the cost of removing existing structures is not charged to the Land account.

A) True
B) False

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An asset's cost includes all normal and reasonable expenditures necessary to get the asset in place and ready for its intended use.

A) True
B) False

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An asset's book value is $36,000 on January 1, Year 6. The asset is being depreciated $500 per month using the straight-line method. Assuming the asset is sold on July 1, Year 7 for $25,000, the company should record:


A) A loss on sale of $2,000.
B) A loss on sale of $1,000.
C) Neither a gain or loss is recognized on this type of transaction.
D) A gain on sale of $1,000.
E) A gain on sale of $2,000.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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An asset's book value is $18,000 on December 31, Year 5. The asset has been depreciated at an annual rate of $3,000 on the straight-line method. Assuming the asset is sold on December 31, Year 5 for $15,000, the company should record:


A) Neither a gain nor a loss is recognized on this transaction.
B) A loss on sale of $3,000.
C) A gain on sale of $3,000.
D) A loss on sale of $12,000.
E) A gain on sale of $12,000.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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An accelerated depreciation method yields larger depreciation expense in the early years of an asset's life and less depreciation expense in later years.

A) True
B) False

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Match each of the appropriate definitions with terms.

Premises
An expenditure that makes a plant asset more efficient or productive.
Certain nonphysical assets used in operations that confer long-term rights, privileges, or competitive advantages on their owners.
A depreciation method that charges a varying amount to expense for each period of an asset's useful life depending on its usage.
The process of allocating the cost of a natural resource to the period when it are consumed.
A method of depreciation that yields larger expense during the early years of an asset's life and smaller expense in the later years.
A measure of a company's effectiveness in using its assets to generate sales.
A cost reported as an expense on the current income statement because it does not provide a material benefit in future periods.
Expenditures to keep a plant asset in normal, good operating condition.
The process of systematically allocating the cost of an intangible asset to expense over its estimated useful life.
The amount by which the company's value exceeds the value of its individual assets and liabilities.
Responses
Amortization
Revenue expenditure
Goodwill
Total asset turnover
Intangible assets
Accelerated depreciation
Ordinary repairs
Units-of production method
Betterment
Depletion

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An expenditure that makes a plant asset more efficient or productive.
Certain nonphysical assets used in operations that confer long-term rights, privileges, or competitive advantages on their owners.
A depreciation method that charges a varying amount to expense for each period of an asset's useful life depending on its usage.
The process of allocating the cost of a natural resource to the period when it are consumed.
A method of depreciation that yields larger expense during the early years of an asset's life and smaller expense in the later years.
A measure of a company's effectiveness in using its assets to generate sales.
A cost reported as an expense on the current income statement because it does not provide a material benefit in future periods.
Expenditures to keep a plant asset in normal, good operating condition.
The process of systematically allocating the cost of an intangible asset to expense over its estimated useful life.
The amount by which the company's value exceeds the value of its individual assets and liabilities.

Spears Co. had net sales of $35,400 million. Its average total assets for the period were $14,700 million. Spears' total asset turnover equals:


A) 3.54.
B) 0.42.
C) 1.48.
D) 2.41.
E) 0.35.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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