During 2009, the following events occurred in relation to Jessica's Revals Ltd, a property developer and real estate valuation form (a) Jessica's Revals Ltd purchased land from Denis Gibson for $1 000 000. This land was adjacent to, and otherwise identical to the block of land that Jessica's Revals Lid had bought three years ago for $1000 000 and had then spent an extra $50 000 improving to now have the same value as the land bought from Gibson. Record the two blocks of land in the accounts of Jessica's Revals Ltd. (b) Jessica's Revals Ltd bought 500 ordinary shares in Charmers Construction Lid for $18 000 cash on 7 September 2009. This was 5 per cent of the shares on issue by Charmers Construction Ltd. The shares are held for investment purposes. The parcel of shares had a market value of $16 000 at 31 July 2010. Record all the transactions that Jessica's Revals Ltd should record in relation to the shares. (c) At 31 July 2009, Jessica's Revals Led valued its current assets at $20000 above carrying amount and its fixed assets at $600 000 above carrying amount. In both cases, the valuations were based on market values. How should the firm account for the increase in values? (d) Jessica's Revals Ltd purchased a development site for $81 000 and immediately sold that site to Kathy Pratt Real Estate for $130 000. The payment consisted of a 10-year non-interest-bearing note for $130 000. The first equal payment ($13000) is due one year after the sale. The normal rate of interest for such a loan is 10 per cent per annum. Record the sale of the land. (e) Jessica's Revals Ltd bought bricks with a recommended retail price of $18000 and a cash price of $16 500. The firm paid for the bricks by paving part of the roadway leading into the brick manufacturing plant. The cost of the paving was $12000 and the regular contract price to provide the paving was $17000. Record the transactions. ( lessica's Revals Ltd issued 1000 of its ordinary shares in payment for a tract of land. The market price of the shares was $83 per share at the time of acquisition but the seller had offered to sell the land for $82 000 cash. What journal entry should the firm make to record the land purchase?
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.
During 2009, the following events occurred in relation to Jessica's Revals Ltd, a property developer and real estate valuation form (a) Jessica's Revals Ltd purchased land from Denis Gibson for $1 000 000. This land was adjacent to, and otherwise identical to the block of land that Jessica's Revals Lid had bought three years ago for $1000 000 and had then spent an extra $50 000 improving to now have the same value as the land bought from Gibson. Record the two blocks of land in the accounts of Jessica's Revals Ltd. (b) Jessica's Revals Ltd bought 500 ordinary shares in Charmers Construction Lid for $18 000 cash on 7 September 2009. This was 5 per cent of the shares on issue by Charmers Construction Ltd. The shares are held for investment purposes. The parcel of shares had a market value of $16 000 at 31 July 2010. Record all the transactions that Jessica's Revals Ltd should record in relation to the shares. (c) At 31 July 2009, Jessica's Revals Led valued its current assets at $20000 above carrying amount and its fixed assets at $600 000 above carrying amount. In both cases, the valuations were based on market values. How should the firm account for the increase in values? (d) Jessica's Revals Ltd purchased a development site for $81 000 and immediately sold that site to Kathy Pratt Real Estate for $130 000. The payment consisted of a 10-year non-interest-bearing note for $130 000. The first equal payment ($13000) is due one year after the sale. The normal rate of interest for such a loan is 10 per cent per annum. Record the sale of the land. (e) Jessica's Revals Ltd bought bricks with a recommended retail price of $18000 and a cash price of $16 500. The firm paid for the bricks by paving part of the roadway leading into the brick manufacturing plant. The cost of the paving was $12000 and the regular contract price to provide the paving was $17000. Record the transactions. ( lessica's Revals Ltd issued 1000 of its ordinary shares in payment for a tract of land. The market price of the shares was $83 per share at the time of acquisition but the seller had offered to sell the land for $82 000 cash. What
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