Intermediate Accounting w/ Annual Report; Connect Access Card
Intermediate Accounting w/ Annual Report; Connect Access Card
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ISBN: 9781259546860
Author: J. David Spiceland
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.2BYP

Communication Case 11–2

Depreciation

• LO11–1

At a recent luncheon, you were seated next to Mr. Hopkins, the president of a local company that manufactures bicycle parts. He heard that you were a CPA and made the following comments to you:

Why is it that I am forced to recognize depreciation expense in my company’s income statement when I know that I could sell many of my assets for more than I paid for them? I thought that the purpose of the balance sheet was to reflect the value of my business and that the purpose of the income statement was to report the net change in value or wealth of a company. It just doesn’t make sense to penalize my profits when there hasn’t been any loss in value from using the assets.

At the conclusion of the luncheon, you promised to send him a short explanation of the rationale for current depreciation practices.

Required:

Prepare a letter to Mr. Hopkins. Explain the accounting concept of depreciation and include a brief example in your explanation showing that over the life of the asset the change in value approach to depreciation and the allocation of cost approach will result in the same total effect on income.

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Chapter 11 Solutions

Intermediate Accounting w/ Annual Report; Connect Access Card

Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.11QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.12QCh. 11 - What are some of the simplifying conventions a...Ch. 11 - Explain the accounting treatment required when a...Ch. 11 - Explain the accounting treatment and disclosures...Ch. 11 - Explain the steps required to correct an error in...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.17QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.18QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.19QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.20QCh. 11 - Briefly explain the differences between U.S. GAAP...Ch. 11 - Under U.S. GAAP, litigation costs to successfully...Ch. 11 - Cost allocation At the beginning of its fiscal...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.2BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.3BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.4BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.5BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.6BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.7BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.8BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.9BECh. 11 - Impairment; property, plant, and equipment LO118...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.11BECh. 11 - IFRS; impairment; property, plant, and equipment ...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.13BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.14BECh. 11 - IFRS; impairment; goodwill LO1110 IFRS Refer to...Ch. 11 - Subsequent expenditures LO119 Demmert...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.1ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.2ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.3ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.4ECh. 11 - Depreciation methods; solving for unknowns LO112...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.6ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.7ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.8ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.9ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.10ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.11ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.12ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.13ECh. 11 - E 11–14 Cost of a natural resource; depletion and...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.15ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.16ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.17ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.18ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.19ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.20ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.21ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.22ECh. 11 - Impairment; property, plant, and equipment LO118...Ch. 11 - IFRS; impairment; property, plant, and equipment ...Ch. 11 - E 11–25 IFRS; Impairment; property, plant, and...Ch. 11 - Impairment; property, plant, and equipment LO118...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.27ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.28ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.29ECh. 11 - FASB codification research LO118 The FASB...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.31ECh. 11 - Subsequent expenditures LO119 Belltone Company...Ch. 11 - E11–33 IFRS; amortization; cost to defend a patent...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.34ECh. 11 - Concept s; terminology LO111 through LO116, LO118...Ch. 11 - E11–36 Retirement and replacement...Ch. 11 - Prob. 1CPACh. 11 - LO11–2 2. Calculate depreciation for year 2 based...Ch. 11 - Prob. 3CPACh. 11 - Prob. 4CPACh. 11 - Prob. 5CPACh. 11 - Prob. 6CPACh. 11 - Prob. 7CPACh. 11 - Prob. 8CPACh. 11 - Prob. 9CPACh. 11 - Prob. 10CPACh. 11 - Prob. 11CPACh. 11 - Prob. 12CPACh. 11 - Prob. 13CPACh. 11 - Prob. 14CPACh. 11 - Prob. 1CMACh. 11 - Prob. 2CMACh. 11 - Prob. 3CMACh. 11 - P 11–1 Depreciation methods; change in...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.2PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.3PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.4PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.5PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.6PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.7PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.8PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.9PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.10PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.11PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.12PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.13PCh. 11 - Analysis Case 111 Depreciation, depletion, and...Ch. 11 - Communication Case 112 Depreciation LO111 At a...Ch. 11 - Judgment Case 113 Straight-line method; composite...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.4BYPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.5BYPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.7BYPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.8BYPCh. 11 - Research Case 119 FASB codification; locate and...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.10BYPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.11BYPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.13BYPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.14BYPCh. 11 - Real World Case 1115 Depreciation and depletion...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.16BYPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.17BYP
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