Exam 11: Long-Term Operating Assets: Acquisition, Cost Allocation

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Depreciation is the systematic and rational allocation of the cost of a finite-life intangible asset to expense.

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Firms capitalize interest costs from the time of the initial expenditure until the asset is actually put into service.

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The fixed asset turnover ratio is computed as average net fixed assets divided by total revenues.

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A franchise grants a franchisor the right to conduct business under the name of the franchisee.

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Which of the following intangible assets is not subject to amortization?

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Capitalization is the process of recording an expenditure as an asset.

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A company sells one of its delivery trucks that had been used in the business for $25,000 cash. At the time of the sale, the accumulated depreciation on the truck was brought up to date and had a balance of $10,000. The original cost of the truck was $32,000. What would be the journal entry to record the disposal of the delivery truck?

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Dice Manufacturing Inc. exchanged a forklift for a truck acquired from Lima Equipment and Logistics Ltd. Dice also received a cash consideration of $13,000. Dice expects the future cash flows to change as a result of this transaction and, therefore, the exchange has commercial substance. The carrying value and fair value of the forklift and truck at the date of the exchange are as follows: Asset Cost Accumulated Depreciation Carrying Value Fair Value Forklift (asset given up) \ 66,000 \ 10,000 \ 56,000 \ 53,000 Truck (asset received) \ 52,000 \ 5,000 \ 47,000 \ 60,000 Prepare the journal entry for Dice to record the transaction.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of intangible assets?

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Both U.S. GAAP and IFRS require disclosure of the gross value of goodwill and related accumulated amortization.

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Intangible assets are assets without physical substance or economic value.

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On December 31, 2018, Franz Company sold a piece of machinery it purchased on January 1, 2011, with an original cost of $450,000. The asset had a useful life of 15 years and a scrap value of $50,000. It sold the asset for $200,000 in cash. Franz recorded depreciation through December 31, 2017, using the straight-line method. What was the carrying value of the asset on the date of sale? What is the gain or loss on disposal?

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Presented below are the components related to an office building that Lorny Manufacturing Company purchased for $10,000,000 on January, 1, 2018. Component Useful Life Value Building structure 50 years \ 6,400,000 Building systems 25 years 2,800,000 Building interior 25 years 800,000 a. Compute depreciation expense for 2018, assuming that Lorny uses component depreciation, uses the straight-line method of depreciation, and ignores scrap values. b. Assume that the building systems (heating, plumbing, electrical) were replaced after 20 years at a cost of $2,500,000. The company paid cash. Prepare the journal entry to record the replacement of the old component with the new component.

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A firm does not recognize internally generated intangible assets because their value cannot be measured reliably.

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Briefly describe the accounting for the acquisition and use of equipment and indicate which accounts are involved in accounting for equipment and what types of accounts are these?

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Average remaining life of a company's long-term operating assets is computed as ________.

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Following U.S. GAAP, which of the following costs should be capitalized in the year incurred?

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If an exchange lacks commercial substance and no cash is received, any gain must be deferred by adjusting the carrying value of the new asset. However, any loss must be recognized immediately.

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An intangible asset with an estimated useful life of 30 years was acquired on January 1, 2009, for $540,000. On January 1, 2019, a review was made of intangible assets and their expected service lives. It was determined that this asset had an estimated useful life of 30 more years from the date of the review. What is the amount of amortization for this intangible in 2019?

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All intangible assets with economic values are recognized on a company's balance sheet.

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