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Revenue expenditures to keep an asset in normal,good operating condition; they are necessary if an asset is to perform to expectations over its useful life are called ________.

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Phoenix Agency leases office space for $7,000 per month.On January 3,Phoenix incurs $65,000 to improve the leased office space.These improvements are expected to yield benefits for 8 years.Phoenix has 5 years remaining on its lease.Compute the amount of expense that should be recorded the first year related to the improvements.


A) $20,000.
B) $6,000.
C) $13,000.
D) $65,000.
E) $8,125.

F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Ordinary repairs meet all of the following criteria except:


A) Are expenditures to keep an asset in normal operating condition.
B) Are necessary if an asset is to perform to expectations over its useful life.
C) Extend the useful life of an asset beyond its original estimate.
D) Include cleaning, lubricating, and normal adjusting.
E) Are treated as expenses.

F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Total depreciation expense over an asset's useful life will be identical under all methods of depreciation.

A) True
B) False

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If a machine is damaged during unpacking,the repairs are added to its cost.

A) True
B) False

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Natural resources are assets that include standing timber,mineral deposits,and oil and gas fields.

A) True
B) False

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When a company constructs a building,the cost of the building includes materials and labor but not design fees,building permits,or insurance during construction.

A) True
B) False

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A company traded an old forklift for a new forklift,receiving a $13,500 trade-in allowance and paying the remaining $47,200 in cash.The old forklift had cost $43,000,a 5-year useful life and a $5,000 salvage value.Straight-line accumulated depreciation of $27,200 had been recorded as of the exchange date. 1.What was the book value of the old forklift on the date of the exchange? 2.What amount of gain or loss (indicate which)should be recognized in recording the exchange,assuming the transaction has commercial substance? 3.What amount should be recorded as the cost of the new forklift?

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On April 1 of the current year,a company disposed of a truck that had cost $20,000.The truck had a salvage value of $2,000,and a useful life of 5 years.The accounting records showed accumulated depreciation for this truck of $8,100 as of April 1 of the current year.The asset was discarded after an accident,and $10,500 cash was received from an insurance claim.Prepare the journal entry to record the disposal of the truck.

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A company purchased a cooling system on January 2 for $225,000.The system had an estimated useful life of 15 years.After using the system for 13 full years,the company completed a renovation of the system at a cost of $33,000 and now expects the system to be more efficient and last 8 years beyond the original estimate.The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation. (a)Prepare the journal entry at January 3,to record the renovation of the cooling system. (b)Prepare the journal entry at December 31,to record the revised depreciation for the thirteenth year.

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A company's property records revealed the following information about its plant assets:  Machine  No.  Cost  Salvage  Value  Purchase  Date  Estimated  Life  Depreciation Method 1$42,000$3,00010/1 3 years  Straight-line 286,0008,6007/01 5 years  Double-declining balance \begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | r | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Machine } \\\text { No. }\end{array} & { \text { Cost } } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Salvage } \\\text { Value }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Purchase } \\\text { Date }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Estimated } \\\text { Life }\end{array} & \text { Depreciation Method } \\\hline 1 & \$ 42,000 & \$ 3,000 & 10 / 1 & \text { 3 years } & \text { Straight-line } \\\hline 2 & 86,000 & 8,600 & 7 / 01 & \text { 5 years } & \text { Double-declining balance } \\\hline\end{array} Calculate the depreciation expense for each machine in Year 1 and Year 2 for the year ended December 31. Machine 1: Year 1 ‾\underline{\quad\quad\quad\quad} \quad \quad Year 2 ‾\underline{\quad\quad\quad\quad} Machine 2: Year 1 ‾\underline{\quad\quad\quad\quad} \quad \quad Year 2 ‾\underline{\quad\quad\quad\quad}

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A company needed a new building.It found a suitable location with an existing old building on the land.The company reached an agreement to buy the land and the building for $960,000 cash.The old building was demolished to make way for the needed new building.Following is information regarding the demolition of the old building and construction of the new one:  Construction cost of new building $8,900,000 Cost for parking lot $260,000 Denolition of old building 200,000 Proceeds fron sale of salvaged materials from old building 70,000\begin{array} { l l } \text { Construction cost of new building } & \$ 8,900,000 \\\text { Cost for parking lot } & \$ 260,000 \\\text { Denolition of old building } & 200,000 \\\text { Proceeds fron sale of salvaged materials from old building } & 70,000\end{array} Prepare a single journal entry to record the above costs assuming all transactions are paid in cash.

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The depreciation method that uses a depreciation rate that is a multiple of the straight-line rate and applies it to an asset's beginning-of-period book value is ________.

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The calculation of total asset turnover is:


A) Gross profit divided by average total assets.
B) Average total assets divided by gross profit.
C) Net sales divided by average total assets.
D) Average total assets multiplied by net sales.
E) Net assets multiplied by total assets.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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How is the cost principle applied to plant asset acquisitions,including lump-sum purchases?

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The double-declining balance method is applied by (1)computing the asset's straight-line depreciation rate, (2)doubling it, (3)subtracting salvage value from cost,and (4)multiplying the rate times the net value.

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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Amortization is:


A) The systematic allocation of the cost of an intangible asset to expense over its estimated useful life.
B) The process of allocating to expense the cost of a plant asset to the accounting periods benefiting from its use.
C) The process of allocating the cost of natural resources to periods when they are consumed.
D) An accelerated form of expensing an asset's cost.
E) Also called depletion.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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A company purchased a tract of land for its natural resources at a cost of $1,000,000.It expects to harvest 5,000,000 board feet of timber from this land.The salvage value of the land is expected to be $200,000.The depletion expense per board foot of timber is:


A) $0.75.
B) $0.24.
C) $0.20.
D) $0.16.
E) $0.04.

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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Match each of the following terms with the appropriate definitions. -A right granted that gives its owner the exclusive privilege to publish and sell musical,literary,or artistic work during the life of the creator plus 70 years.


A) Salvage value
B) Book value
C) Depletion
D) Leasehold improvements
E) Extraordinary repairs
F) Inadequacy
G) Land improvements
H) Patent
I) Obsolescence
J) Copyright

K) A) and F)
L) B) and C)

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