Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting Plus MyLab Accounting with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)
Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting Plus MyLab Accounting with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134674568
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 1QC
To determine

Plant Assets: Plant assets are referred to the long-term and tangible assets that business use in its business operations. Plant assets are also popularly known as Property, Plant, and Equipment or simply the Fixed Assets.

To Identify: The cost that is not recorded as part of the cost of the building.

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Answer to Problem 1QC

Annual building maintenance is the cost that is not recorded as part of the cost of the building. Hence, option d is correct.

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The expenses that are incurred to increase the efficiency of the building or increase the useful life of the building or make the building ready to use, would be considered as the cost of the building. On the other hand, expenses incurred to keep the building in good usable condition are referred to as maintenance cost that are treated as revenue expenditures.

In option a, b, and c the expenses incurred are to make the building ready for use, and therefore should be considered as cost of the building. But in option d, annual building maintenance is incurred to keep the building in good condition.

Conclusion
Therefore, the correct option is d.

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Chapter 9 Solutions

Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting Plus MyLab Accounting with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition)

Ch. 9 - Prob. 1RQCh. 9 - Prob. 2RQCh. 9 - Prob. 3RQCh. 9 - Prob. 4RQCh. 9 - Prob. 5RQCh. 9 - What is the difference between a capital...Ch. 9 - Prob. 7RQCh. 9 - Prob. 8RQCh. 9 - How does a business decide which depreciation...Ch. 9 - Prob. 10RQCh. 9 - Prob. 11RQCh. 9 - Prob. 12RQCh. 9 - Prob. 13RQCh. 9 - How is gain o r loss determined when disposing of...Ch. 9 - Prob. 15RQCh. 9 - Prob. 16RQCh. 9 - Prob. 17RQCh. 9 - Prob. 18RQCh. 9 - Prob. 19RQCh. 9 - What does it mean if an exchange of plant assets...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.1SECh. 9 - Prob. 9.2SECh. 9 - Prob. 9.3SECh. 9 - Prob. 9.4SECh. 9 - Prob. 9.5SECh. 9 - Prob. 9.6SECh. 9 - Prob. 9.7SECh. 9 - S9-8 Discarding an asset On October 31, 2018,...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.9SECh. 9 - Prob. 9.10SECh. 9 - Prob. 9.11SECh. 9 - Prob. 9.12SECh. 9 - Prob. 9.13SECh. 9 - Prob. 9.14SECh. 9 - S9A-15 Exchanging plant assets Micron Precision,...Ch. 9 - S9A-16 Exchanging plant assets White Corporation...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.17ECh. 9 - E9-18 Making a lump-sum purchase of...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.19ECh. 9 - E9-20 Computing depreciation—three methods Crispy...Ch. 9 - E9-21 Changing an asset’s useful life and residual...Ch. 9 - E9-22 Recording partial-year depreciation and sale...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.23ECh. 9 - Prob. 9.24ECh. 9 - Prob. 9.25ECh. 9 - Prob. 9.26ECh. 9 - Prob. 9.27ECh. 9 - Prob. 9.28ECh. 9 - Prob. 9.29ECh. 9 - Prob. 9.30APCh. 9 - P9-31A Determining asset cost, preparing...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.32APCh. 9 - Prob. 9.33APCh. 9 - Prob. 9.34APCh. 9 - Prob. 9.35APCh. 9 - Prob. 9.36BPCh. 9 - Prob. 9.37BPCh. 9 - Prob. 9.38BPCh. 9 - Prob. 9.39BPCh. 9 - Prob. 9.40BPCh. 9 - Prob. 9.41BPCh. 9 - Prob. 43CPCh. 9 - Prob. 9.1TICh. 9 - Western Bank Trust purchased land and a building...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.1FCCh. 9 - Prob. 9.1FSCCh. 9 - In 150 words or fewer, explain the different...
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