Cost: The cost is defined as any amount incurred by the company to acquire the asset and get the asset to set in place and ready for use. Any expenditures that are not included as part of the cost of the equipment are expenses and the other costs that are included are capitalized. Requirement 1: Determine the cost of land and building.
Cost: The cost is defined as any amount incurred by the company to acquire the asset and get the asset to set in place and ready for use. Any expenditures that are not included as part of the cost of the equipment are expenses and the other costs that are included are capitalized. Requirement 1: Determine the cost of land and building.
Solution Summary: The author explains how to determine the cost of land and building. Cost of grocery store is a building cost.
The cost is defined as any amount incurred by the company to acquire the asset and get the asset to set in place and ready for use. Any expenditures that are not included as part of the cost of the equipment are expenses and the other costs that are included are capitalized.
Requirement 1:
Determine the cost of land and building.
To determine
Concept introduction:
Cost:
The cost is defined as any amount incurred by the company to acquire the asset and get the asset to set in place and ready for use. Any expenditures that are not included as part of the cost of the equipment are expenses and the other costs that are included are capitalized.
Requirement 2:
If management wrongly includes a portion of building cost as part of the cost of land then what would be the effect on the financial statements.
KIARA LIMITED
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER:
ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment (cost)
Accumulated depreciation
Long-term investments
Inventory
Accounts receivable
Company tax paid in advance
Bank
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
2024
2023
R
R
2 490 000
1 620 000
(630 000)
660 000
1 050 000
1 230 000
30 000
(480 000)
450 000
1 290 000
900 000
0
750 000
660 000
5 580 000
4 440 000
Ordinary share capital
2 700 000
2 000 000
Retained income
1 500 000
1 158 000
Long-term loan from Kip Bank (15%)
900 000
1 000 000
Accounts payable
480 000
228 000
Company tax payable
0
54 000
5 580 000
4 440 000
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
All purchases and sales are on credit.
Interim dividends paid during the year amounted to R150 750.
Credit terms of 3/10 net 60 days are granted by creditors.
Accounting Question
REQUIRED
Study the information given below and answer the following questions. Where discount factors are required
use only the four decimals present value tables that appear after the formula sheet or in the module guide.
Ignore taxes.
5.1 Calculate the Accounting Rate of Return on average investment of the second alternative
(expressed to two decimal places).
5.2 Determine which of the two investment opportunities the company should choose by
calculating the Net Present Value of each alternative. Your answer must include the
calculation of the present values and NPV.
5.3 Calculate the Internal Rate of Return of the first alterative (expressed to two decimal
places). Your answer must include two net present value calculations (using consecutive
rates/percentages) and interpolation.
INFORMATION
The management of Bentall Incorporated is considering two investment opportunities:
(5 marks)
(9 marks)
(6 marks)
The first alternative involves the purchase of a new machine for R900 000 which…