XYZ Company had the following transactions pertaining to its new office building: Purchase price of land -P1,200.000; Legal fees for contracts to purchase land -P130,000; Architect's fee - P255,000: Demolition of old building on site -P310.000; Sale of scrap from old building -P71,000; Construction cost of new building (fully completed) -P2.450,000: Fire insurance policy on the newly constructed building for the whole year starting on the day it was completed -P250.000. At what amount should the building be shown in XYZ statement of financial position of?
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.
XYZ Company had the following transactions pertaining to its new office building: Purchase price of land -P1,200.000; Legal fees for contracts to purchase land -P130,000; Architect's fee - P255,000: Demolition of old building on site -P310.000; Sale of scrap from old building -P71,000; Construction cost of new building (fully completed) -P2.450,000: Fire insurance policy on the newly constructed building for the whole year starting on the day it was completed -P250.000. At what amount should the building be shown in XYZ
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