Intermediate Accounting
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Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.2BYP
Communication Case 11–2
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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
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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Exercise 10-16 Disposal of assets LO P2
Diaz Company owns a machine that cost $126,900 and has accumulated depreciation of $91,300. Prepare the entry to record the disposal of the machine on January 1 in each seperate situation.
The machine needed extensive repairs and was not worth repairing. Diaz disposed of the machine, receiving nothing in return.
Diaz sold the machine for $17,000 cash.
Diaz sold the machine for $35,600 cash.
Diaz sold the machine for $40,100 cash.
Exercise 8-16 Disposal of assets LO P2
Diaz Company owns a machine that cost $126,800 and has accumulated depreciation of $93.000. Prepare the entry to record the
disposal of the machine on January 1 in each seperate situation.
1. The machine needed extensive repairs and was not worth repairing. Diaz disposed of the machine, receiving nothing in return.
2. Diaz sold the machine for $17,500 cash.
3. Diaz sold the machine for $33,800 cash.
4. Diaz sold the machine for $41,800 cash.
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Which of the following are circumstances that may indicate that the asset may be impaired?
(i) A motor vehicle has been damaged in an accident
(ii) A debtor is in financial difficulty
(iii)Consumer tastes have changed in the market and sales prices of the inventory have been reduced so that the goods will have to be sold at much lower prices, if at all
(iv) Cost prices of raw materials used in production have increased
Select one:
a. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
b. (i), (ii), (iv) only
c. (i) and (iv) only
d. (iv) only
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