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Chapter 10: 23Q (page 532)
What are the general rules for how gains or losses on retirement of plant assets should be reported in income?
Gain or loss on retirement of plant assets shown in income statement along with gain or loss from normal items.
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Tones Company purchased a warehouse in a downtown district where land values are rapidly increasing. Gerald Carter, controller, and Wilma Ankara, financial vice president, are trying to allocate the cost of the purchase between the land and the building. Noting that depreciation can be taken only on the building, Carter favors placing a very high proportion of the cost on the warehouse itself, thus reducing taxable income and income taxes. Ankara, his supervisor, argues that the allocation should recognize the increasing value of the land, regardless of the depreciation potential of the warehouse. Besides, she says, net income is negatively impacted by additional depreciation and will cause the company鈥檚 stock price to go down.
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Answer the following questions.
The invoice price of a machine is \(50,000. Various other costs relating to the acquisition and installation of the machine, including transportation, electrical wiring, special base, and so on amount to \)7,500. The machine has an estimated life of 10 years, with no salvage value at the end of that period.
The owner of the business suggests that the incidental costs of \(7,500 be charged to theexpense immediately for the following reasons.
Instructions
Discuss each of the points raised by the owner of the business.
(Analysis of Subsequent Expenditures) Plant assets often require expenditures subsequent to acquisition. It is important that they be accounted for properly. Any errors will affect both the balance sheets and income statements for a number of years.
Instructions
For each of the following items, indicate whether the expenditure should be capitalized (C) or expensed (E) in the period incurred.
Navajo Corporation traded a used truck (cost \(20,000, accumulated depreciation \)18,000) for a small computer with a fair value of \(3,300. Navajo also paid \)500 in the transaction. Prepare the journal entry to record the exchange. (The exchange has commercial substance.)
Indicate which of the following costs should be expensed when incurred.
(a) \(13,000 paid to rearrange and reinstall machinery.
(b) \)200,000 paid for addition to building.
(c) \(200 paid for tune-up and oil change on delivery truck.
(d) \)7,000 paid to replace a wooden floor with a concrete floor.
(e) $2,000 paid for a major overhaul on a truck, which extends the useful life
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