Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting 5th Edition by Joe Ben Hoyle,Thomas Schaefer,Timothy Doupnik

Exercise 40

A city builds sidewalks throughout its various neighborhoods at a cost of $200,000. Which of the following is not true
a. Because the sidewalks qualify as infrastructure, the asset is viewed in the same way as land so that no depreciation is recorded.
b. Depreciation is required unless the modified approach is utilized.
c. The modified approach recognizes maintenance expense in lieu of depreciation expense for qualifying infrastructure assets.
d. The modified approach is allowed only if the city maintains the network of sidewalks at least at a predetermined condition.