Exam 9: Plant Assets, Natural Resources, and Intangible Assets

On May 1, 2018, Pinkley Company sells office furniture for $300,000 cash. The office furniture originally cost $750,000 when purchased on January 1, 2011. Depreciation is recorded by the straight-line method over 10 years with a salvage value of $75,000. What gain should be recognized on the sale?

Useful life is expressed in terms of use expected from the asset under the

Research and development costs should be charged to expense when incurred.

Capital expenditures are expenditures that increase the company's investment in productive facilities.

On July 1, 2018, Hale Kennels sells equipment for $220,000. The equipment originally cost $600,000, had an estimated 5-year life and an expected salvage value of $100,000. The accumulated depreciation account had a balance of $350,000 on January 1, 2018, using the straight-line method. The gain or loss on disposal is

Powell's Courier Service recorded a loss of $9,000 when it sold a van that originally cost $84,000 for $15,000. Accumulated depreciation on the van must have been

On January 1, a machine with a useful life of five years and a residual value of $30,000 was purchased for $90,000. What is the depreciation expense for year 2 under the double-declining-balance method of depreciation?

Sargent Corporation bought equipment on January 1, 2018. The equipment cost $360,000 and had an expected salvage value of $60,000. The life of the equipment was estimated to be 6 years. Assuming straight-line deprecation, the book value of the equipment at the beginning of the third year would be

In an exchange of plant assets that has commercial substance, any difference between the fair value and the book value of the old plant asset is

Units-of-activity is an appropriate depreciation method to use when

The Restor-It is a company specializing in the restoration of old homes. To showcase its work, the company purchased an old Victorian home in downtown Pittsburg, Kansas. The original home was purchased for $125,000. A new heating and air-conditioning system was added for $30,000. The house was completely rewired and re-plumbed at a cost of $50,000. Custom cabinets were added, and the floors and trim were refurbished to their original condition, at a cost of $75,000. The project was such a success, that Restor-It decided to purchase another very large home, this time in nearby Joplin, Missouri. A realtor offered to purchase the home in Pittsburg for $175,000. He plans to lease it as luxury short-term apartments for visiting dignitaries. Restor-It decided that a modest return was all that was required, and so they agreed to sell. Only afterward did they learn that they had a $10,000 loss on the sale. The president of the company, Dan Easler, does not believe that a loss is possible. "We sold that house for more than we paid for it," he said. "I know we put some money in it, but we had depreciated it for three years. How in the world can we have a loss?" Required: Write a short memo to Mr. Easler explaining how it would be possible to have a loss. Do not try to use specific numbers for cost or depreciation.

Farley Corporation purchased land adjacent to its plant to improve access for trucks making deliveries. Expenditures incurred in purchasing the land were as follows: purchase price, $70,000; broker's fees, $6,000; title search and other fees, $5,000; demolition of an old building on the property, $5,700; grading, $1,200; digging foundation for the road, $3,000; laying and paving driveway, $25,000; lighting $7,500; signs, $1,500. List the items and amounts that should be included in the Land account.

The balances of the major classes of plant assets and accumulated depreciation by major classes should be disclosed in the balance sheet or notes.

Salem Company hired Kirk Construction to construct an office building for £6,400,000 on land costing £1,600,000, which Salem Company owned. The building was complete and ready to be used on January 1, 2018 and it has a useful life of 40 years. The price of the building included land improvements costing £480,000 and personal property costing £600,000. The useful lives of the land improvements and the personal property are 10 years and 5 years, respectively. Salem Company uses component depreciation, and the company uses straight-line depreciation for other similar assets. What is the net amount reported for the building on Salem Company's December 31, 2018 statement of financial position?

A truck was purchased for $180,000 and it was estimated to have a $36,000 salvage value at the end of its useful life. Monthly depreciation expense of $3,000 was recorded using the straight-line method. The annual depreciation rate is

Rooney Company incurred $560,000 of research and development cost in its laboratory to develop a patent granted on January 1, 2018. On July 31, 2018, Rooney paid $84,000 for legal fees in a successful defense of the patent. The total amount debited to Patents through July 31, 2018, should be:

If a plant asset is retired before it is fully depreciated and no salvage value is received,

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Bell Company and Kene Company exchanged trucks on January 1, 2015. Bell's truck cost $140,000, had accumulated depreciation of $115,000, and has a fair value of $15,000. Kene's truck cost $105,000, had accumulated depreciation of $90,000, and has a fair value of $15,000. Instructions (a) Journalize the exchange for Bell Company. (b) Journalize the exchange for Kene Company.

Moreno Company purchased equipment for $900,000 on January 1, 2017, and will use the double-declining-balance method of depreciation. It is estimated that the equipment will have a 3-year life and a $40,000 salvage value at the end of its useful life. The amount of depreciation expense recognized in the year 2019 will be