On 1st March 2011, Earthon LLC bought Equipment to be used as a storage facility at a cost of OMR1,215,000. The company was depreciating the asset on a straight-line basis over a period of 20 years. In the current year, the manager of Earthon LLC raised the depreciation expense of Equipment because the cost of replacing the Equipment had increased-considerably. Considering this situation which one of the following statements is true? Manager can raise the depreciation expense based on the increasing cost of replacement to show faithful representation. Manager cannot raise the depreciation expense based on the increasing cost of replacement show faithful representation. Understandability qualitative characteristic is compromised in the above situation. Timeliness qualitative characteristic is compromised in the above situation. Chapter 5 - IAS 16..pdf A Chapter 5 - IAS 16..pdf A Chapter 4 - IAS 2 i..pdf A 01:12 P EN 心 all T-TI/-V.0 25
On 1st March 2011, Earthon LLC bought Equipment to be used as a storage facility at a cost of OMR1,215,000. The company was depreciating the asset on a straight-line basis over a period of 20 years. In the current year, the manager of Earthon LLC raised the depreciation expense of Equipment because the cost of replacing the Equipment had increased-considerably. Considering this situation which one of the following statements is true? Manager can raise the depreciation expense based on the increasing cost of replacement to show faithful representation. Manager cannot raise the depreciation expense based on the increasing cost of replacement show faithful representation. Understandability qualitative characteristic is compromised in the above situation. Timeliness qualitative characteristic is compromised in the above situation. Chapter 5 - IAS 16..pdf A Chapter 5 - IAS 16..pdf A Chapter 4 - IAS 2 i..pdf A 01:12 P EN 心 all T-TI/-V.0 25
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![On 1st March 2011, Earthon LLC bought Equipment to be used as a storage facility at a cost of OMR1,215,000. The company was
depreciating the asset on a straight-line basis over a period of 20 years. In the current year, the manager of Earthon LLC raised
the depreciation expense of Equipment because the cost of replacing the Equipment had increased-considerably. Considering
this situation which one of the following statements is true?
Manager can raise the depreciation expense based on the increasing cost of replacement to show faithful representation.
Manager cannot raise the depreciation expense based on the increasing cost of replacement
Understandability qualitative characteristic is compromised in the above situation.
Timeliness qualitative characteristic is compromised in the above situation.
show faithful representation.
Chapter 5 - IAS 16..pdf A
Chapter 5 - IAS 16..pdf A
Chapter 4 - IAS 2 i....pdf A
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Transcribed Image Text:On 1st March 2011, Earthon LLC bought Equipment to be used as a storage facility at a cost of OMR1,215,000. The company was
depreciating the asset on a straight-line basis over a period of 20 years. In the current year, the manager of Earthon LLC raised
the depreciation expense of Equipment because the cost of replacing the Equipment had increased-considerably. Considering
this situation which one of the following statements is true?
Manager can raise the depreciation expense based on the increasing cost of replacement to show faithful representation.
Manager cannot raise the depreciation expense based on the increasing cost of replacement
Understandability qualitative characteristic is compromised in the above situation.
Timeliness qualitative characteristic is compromised in the above situation.
show faithful representation.
Chapter 5 - IAS 16..pdf A
Chapter 5 - IAS 16..pdf A
Chapter 4 - IAS 2 i....pdf A
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