![Fundamental Accounting Principles](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781260780222/9781260780222_largeCoverImage.gif)
Concept explainers
Cost of plant assets
C1
Kegler Bowling installs automatic scorekeeping equipment with an invoice cost of $190,000. The electrical work required for the installation costs $20,000. Additional costs are $4,000 for delivery and $13,700 for sales tax. During the installation, a component of the equipment is carelessly left on a lane and hit by the automatic lane-cleaning machine. The cost of repairing the component is $1,850.
What is the total recorded cost of the automatic scorekeeping equipment?
![Check Mark](/static/check-mark.png)
Total Recorded Cost:
Total recorded cost refers to the expenses suffered to bring the fixed asset in working state. For example, installation expenses, delivery expenses.
To compute:
Recorded cost of the equipment.
Explanation of Solution
Given,
Cost of equipment is $190,000.
Installation costs are $20,000.
Delivery costs are $4,000.
Sales tax is $13,700.
Repair cost is $ 1,850.
Formula to calculate total recorded cost,
Repair cost is revenue expenditure and therefore the cost of repair will not be included in the total cost of equipment.
Hence, total recorded cost is $227,700.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Chapter 10 Solutions
Fundamental Accounting Principles
- Electric Zero produces relay units for generators. Each relay has a standard cost of $67. Standards call for two relays per generator. In July, the company purchased 120 relays for $7,560. The company used 104 relays in the production of 50 generators, with four relays damaged in the installation process. The standard quantity of labor is 20 hours per generator, with a standard wage rate of $24.10. In July, the company incurred 1,150 labor hours at a cost of $24,350. How much is the labor rate variance?arrow_forwardexpert of general account answerarrow_forwardDon't use ai given answer accounting questionsarrow_forward
- Simons gross profit isarrow_forwardMercury Inc. had 30,000 units of ending inventory recorded at $9.50 per unit using FIFO method. Current replacement cost is $5.25 per unit. Which amount should be reported as Ending Merchandise Inventory on the balance sheet using lower-of-cost-or-market rule?arrow_forwardCan you please solve thisarrow_forward
- A firm has inventory of $12,600, accounts payable of $11,900, cash of $990, net fixed assets of $13,400, long-term debt of $11,900, accounts receivable of $6,600, and total equity of $12,300. What is the common-size percentage for the net fixed assets?arrow_forwardWhat is variable cost per unit?arrow_forwardNeed answer pleasearrow_forward
- Cornerstones of Financial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337690881Author:Jay Rich, Jeff JonesPublisher:Cengage LearningIntermediate Accounting: Reporting And AnalysisAccountingISBN:9781337788281Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald PagachPublisher:Cengage Learning
![Text book image](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337690881/9781337690881_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Text book image](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337788281/9781337788281_smallCoverImage.jpg)