Abby Corporation acquired a new processing machine. Details of the acquisition are as follows: Invoice cost, terms, 5% discount if payment is made in 30 days. The company did pay within the discount period, P300,000, Cost of transporting the machine to the corporation's factory, P5,000. Cost of installation (which includes additional P2,000 incurred due to negligence of the workers), P11,000. The corporation's chief engineer spent one-fourth of his time during trial runs of the new machine, his monthly salary is P22,000. The company paid P1,000 for removing the old machine. (The old machine was sold for less than its book value.) At what amount should Abelard Corporation capitalize the new processing machine?
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
Abby Corporation acquired a new processing machine. Details of the acquisition are as follows: Invoice cost, terms, 5% discount if payment is made in 30 days. The company did pay within the discount period, P300,000, Cost of transporting the machine to the corporation's factory, P5,000. Cost of installation (which includes additional P2,000 incurred due to negligence of the workers), P11,000. The corporation's chief engineer spent one-fourth of his time during trial runs of the new machine, his monthly salary is P22,000. The company paid P1,000 for removing the old machine. (The old machine was sold for less than its book value.) At what amount should Abelard Corporation capitalize the new processing machine?
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