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On January 1,a company purchased machinery for $75,000 that had a 6-year useful life and a salvage value of $6,000.After three years of straight-line depreciation,the company paid $8,500 cash at the beginning of the year to improve the efficiency of the machinery.The productivity of the machinery was improved without increasing its remaining useful life or changing its salvage value.Straight-line depreciation is used throughout the machinery's life. 1.Prepare the journal entry to record the $8,500 expenditure. 2.Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense for the fourth year.

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During the current year,Beldon Co.acquired a new computer with a cash price of $12,800 by exchanging an old one on which the company received a $1,500 trade-in allowance (with the balance of $11,300 paid in cash).The old computer cost $9,000 and its accumulated depreciation was $5,500 as of the exchange date.Assuming the exchange transaction had commercial substance,prepare the journal entry to record the exchange.

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Intangible assets do not include:


A) Patents.
B) Copyrights.
C) Trademarks.
D) Goodwill.
E) Land held as an investment.

F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

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A company sold a machine that originally cost $90,000 for $28,000 cash.The accumulated depreciation on this machine was $47,000 at the time of the sale.What was the company's gain or loss on this sale?

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A company purchased land with a building for a lump-sum cost of $2,570,000 ($500,000 paid in cash and the balance on a long-term note).It was estimated that the land and building had market values of $600,000 and $2,400,000,respectively. Determine the cost to be apportioned to the land and to the building and prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition.

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The depreciation method that uses a depreciation rate that is a multiple of the straight-line rate and applies it to an asset's beginning-of-period book value is ____________________.

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Land improvements are:


A) Assets that increase the usefulness of land,and like land,are not depreciated.
B) Assets that increase the usefulness of land,but that have a limited useful life and are subject to depreciation.
C) Included in the cost of the land account.
D) Expensed in the period incurred.
E) Also called basket purchases.

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

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

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

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Gaston owns equipment that cost $90,500 with accumulated depreciation of $61,000.Gaston asks $30,000 for the equipment but sells the equipment for $26,000.Which of the following would not be part of the journal entry to record the disposal of the equipment?


A) Debit Accumulated Depreciation $61,000.
B) Credit Equipment $90,500.
C) Debit Loss on Disposal of Equipment $3,500.
D) Credit Gain on Disposal of Equipment $3,500.
E) Debit Cash $6,000.

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

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Merchant Company purchased property for a building site.The costs associated with the property were: Merchant Company purchased property for a building site.The costs associated with the property were:   What portion of these costs should be allocated to the cost of the land and what portion should be allocated to the cost of the new building? A) $187,700 to Land;$19,000 to Building. B) $200,700 to Land;$6,000 to Building. C) $200,000 to Land;$6,700 to Building. D) $185,000 to Land;$21,700 to Building. E) $206,700 to Land;$0 to Building. What portion of these costs should be allocated to the cost of the land and what portion should be allocated to the cost of the new building?


A) $187,700 to Land;$19,000 to Building.
B) $200,700 to Land;$6,000 to Building.
C) $200,000 to Land;$6,700 to Building.
D) $185,000 to Land;$21,700 to Building.
E) $206,700 to Land;$0 to Building.

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

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Ngu owns equipment that cost $93,500 with accumulated depreciation of $64,000.Ngu asks $35,000 for the equipment but sells the equipment for $33,000.Compute the amount of gain or loss on the sale.


A) $3,500 loss.
B) $5,500 gain.
C) $5,500 loss.
D) $3,000 gain.
E) $3,500 gain.

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

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Identify the balance sheet classification of each of the following assets by placing an X in the correct classification: Plant Assets,Natural Resources,or Intangibles. Identify the balance sheet classification of each of the following assets by placing an X in the correct classification: Plant Assets,Natural Resources,or Intangibles.

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A company's old machine that cost $40,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $22,000 was traded in on a new machine having an estimated 20-year life with an invoice price of $45,000.The company also paid $33,000 cash,along with its old machine to acquire the new machine.If this transaction has commercial substance,the new machine should be recorded at:


A) $40,000.
B) $33,000.
C) $45,000.
D) $18,000.
E) $51,000.

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

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

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On April 1,Year 1,Astor Corp.purchased and placed a plant asset in service.The following information is available regarding the plant asset: On April 1,Year 1,Astor Corp.purchased and placed a plant asset in service.The following information is available regarding the plant asset:   Make the necessary adjusting journal entries at December 31,Year 1,and December 31,Year 2 to record depreciation for each year under the straight-line depreciation method. Make the necessary adjusting journal entries at December 31,Year 1,and December 31,Year 2 to record depreciation for each year under the straight-line depreciation method.

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Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions of a company during the current year: Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions of a company during the current year:

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Depletion is:


A) The process of allocating the cost of natural resources to the period when it is consumed.
B) Calculated using the double-declining balance method.
C) Also called amortization.
D) An increase in the value of a natural resource when incurred.
E) The process of allocating the cost of intangibles to periods when they are used.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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Fortune Drilling Company acquires a mineral deposit at a cost of $5,900,000.It incurs additional costs of $600,000 to access the deposit,which is estimated to contain 2,000,000 tons and is expected to take 5 years to extract.Compute the depletion expense for the first year assuming 418,000 tons were mined.


A) $1,233,100.
B) $1,358,500.
C) $1,300,000.
D) $1,180,000.
E) $1,280,000.

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

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Which of the following would be classified as a natural resource?


A) Patent on an oil extraction process.
B) Land held as an investment.
C) Timber purchased by a lumber yard.
D) Diamond mine.
E) Goodwill.

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

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