Exam 8: Reporting and Analyzing Long-Term Assets

Suarez Company uses the straight-line method of depreciation. The company purchased a computer system on January 1, Year 1, for $1,600,000 with an expected life of six years and a salvage value of $130,000. Assuming the computer is sold on July 1, Year 3 for $1,000,000 cash, prepare the journal entries to record depreciation for the first 6 months of Year 3 and the sale of the computer.

A company purchased store equipment for $4,300 by trading in old equipment with a cost of $2,000 and that had accumulated depreciation of $1,900 as of the exchange date. The company received a $75 trade-in allowance for the old equipment with the balance of $4,225 paid in cash. Prepare the journal entry to record the exchange, assuming the transaction had commercial substance.

On April 1, 2015, due to obsolescence resulting from a new technology, a company discarded a computer that cost $5,000, had a useful life of 4 years, and a salvage value of $400. Based on straight-line depreciation, the accumulated depreciation as of December 31, 2014 was $3,450. a. Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation up to the date of disposal of the computer. b. Prepare the journal entry to record the disposal of the computer.

A company purchased a mineral deposit for $800,000. It expects this property to produce 120,000 tons of minerals and to have a salvage value of $50,000. In the current year, the company mined and sold 9,000 tons of minerals. Its depletion expense for the current period equals:

Which of the following are not classified as plant assets?

A machine had an original cost of $60,000. After $45,000 of depreciation was recorded, the machine was traded in on a new machine priced at $75,000. A $10,500 trade-in allowance was received on the old machine and the balance of $64,500 was paid in cash. This transaction has commercial substance. Prepare the general journal entry to record this trade-in.

Describe the accounting for natural resources, including their acquisition, cost allocation, and account titles.

Additional costs of plant assets that provide benefits extending beyond the current period; they increase or improve the type or amount of service an asset provides are treated as _________________________________.

A machine costing $450,000 with a 4-year life and an estimated salvage value of $30,000 is installed by Peters Company on January 1. The company estimates the machine will produce 1,050,000 units of product during its life. It actually produces the following units for the first 2 years: Year 1, 260,000; Year 2, 275,000. Enter the depreciation amounts for years 1 and 2 in the table below for each depreciation method. Show calculation of amounts below the table.

A company paid $595,000 for property that included land appraised at $384,000; land improvements appraised at $128,000; and a building appraised at $288,000. The plan is to use the building as a manufacturing plant. Determine the amounts that should be recorded as:

Marks Consulting purchased equipment costing $45,000 on January 1, Year 1. The equipment is estimated to have a salvage value of $5,000 and an estimated useful life of 8 years. Straight-line depreciation is used. If the equipment is sold on July 1, Year 5 for $20,000, the journal entry to record the sale will include a:

Wickland Company installs a manufacturing machine in its production facility at the beginning of the year at a cost of $87,000. The machine's useful life is estimated to be 5 years, or 400,000 units of product, with a $7,000 salvage value. During its second year, the machine produces 84,500 units of product. Determine the machines' second year depreciation under the double-declining-balance method.

Wallace Company had a building that was destroyed by fire. The building originally cost $650,000, and its accumulated depreciation as of the date of the fire was $300,000. The company received $320,000 cash from an insurance policy that covered the building and will use that money to help rebuild. Prepare the single journal entry to record the disposal of the building and the receipt of cash from the insurance company.

Peavey Enterprises purchased a depreciable asset for $22,000 on April 1, Year 1. The asset will be depreciated using the straight-line method over its four-year useful life. Assuming the asset's salvage value is $2,000, Peavey Enterprises should recognize depreciation expense in Year 2 in the amount of:

Wickland Company installs a manufacturing machine in its production facility at the beginning of the year at a cost of $87,000. The machine's useful life is estimated to be 5 years, or 400,000 units of product, with a $7,000 salvage value. During its second year, the machine produces 84,500 units of product. What journal entry would be needed to record the machines' second year depreciation under the units-of-production method?

The term inadequacy, as it relates to the useful life of an asset, refers to:

A company purchased a special purpose machine on September 15 of the past year, and it was installed and ready to run on January 1 of this year. The following costs were incurred in the purchase and installation of the machine. Determine the total cost of the machine.

Amortization is the process of allocating the cost of natural resources to periods when they are consumed.

Wickland Company installs a manufacturing machine in its production facility at the beginning of the year at a cost of $87,000. The machine's useful life is estimated to be 5 years, or 400,000 units of product, with a $7,000 salvage value. During its second year, the machine produces 84,500 units of product. Determine the machines' second year depreciation under the units-of-production method.

A company purchased and installed equipment on January 1 at a total cost of $72,000. Straight-line depreciation was calculated based on the assumption of a five-year life and no salvage value. The equipment was disposed of on July 1 of the fourth year. The company uses the calendar year. 1. Prepare the general journal entry to update depreciation to July 1 in the fourth year. 2. Prepare the general journal entry to record the disposal of the equipment under each of these three independent situations: a. The equipment was sold for $22,000 cash. b. The equipment was sold for $15,000 cash. c. The equipment was totally destroyed in a fire and the insurance company settled the claim for $18,000 cash.