Intermediate Accounting, 10 Ed
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Author: Mark W. Nelson, Wayne B. Thomas J. David Spiceland
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.2DMP
Communication Case 11–2
• LO11–1
At a recent luncheon, you were seated next to Mr. Hopkins, the president of a local company that manufactures bicycle parts. He heard that you were a CPA and made the following comments to you:
Why is it that I am forced to recognize depreciation expense in my company’s income statement when I know that I could sell many of my assets for more than I paid for them? I thought that the purpose of the
At the conclusion of the luncheon, you promised to send him a short explanation of the rationale for current depreciation practices.
Required:
Prepare a letter to Mr. Hopkins. Explain the accounting concept of depreciation and include a brief example in your explanation showing that over the life of the asset the change in value approach to depreciation and the allocation of cost approach will result in the same total effect on income.
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QUESTION FOUR
An accounting assistant of yours has been criticized over a piece of assessed work that he produced for his study course for the giving the definition of a non-current asset as a “physical asset of substantial cost, owned by the company, which will last for longer than one year”.
Required
Provide an explanation to your assistant of the weaknesses in his definition of non-current assets when compared to the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) view of assets.
Exercise 10-16 Disposal of assets LO P2
Diaz Company owns a machine that cost $126,900 and has accumulated depreciation of $91,300. Prepare the entry to record the disposal of the machine on January 1 in each seperate situation.
The machine needed extensive repairs and was not worth repairing. Diaz disposed of the machine, receiving nothing in return.
Diaz sold the machine for $17,000 cash.
Diaz sold the machine for $35,600 cash.
Diaz sold the machine for $40,100 cash.
Exercise 11.15
DECLINE IN VALUE OF ASSETS
A new accountant has been appointed to the firm of Gutenberg Ltd, which owns a large number of depre-
ciable assets. Upon analysing the firm's depreciation policy, the accountant has implemented a new policy
based on the principle that the depreciation rate for particular assets should measure the decline in the
value of the assets. Discuss this policy change.
Chapter 11 Solutions
Intermediate Accounting, 10 Ed
Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.1QCh. 11 - Depreciation is a process of cost allocation, not...Ch. 11 - Identify and define the three characteristics of...Ch. 11 - Discuss the factors that influence the estimation...Ch. 11 - What is meant by depreciable base? How is it...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.6QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.7QCh. 11 - Why are time-based depreciation methods used more...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.9QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.10Q
Ch. 11 - Briefly explain the differences and similarities...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.12QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.13QCh. 11 - What are some of the simplifying conventions a...Ch. 11 - Explain the accounting treatment required when a...Ch. 11 - Explain the accounting treatment and disclosures...Ch. 11 - Explain the steps required to correct an error in...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.18QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.19QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.20QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.21QCh. 11 - Briefly explain the differences between U.S. GAAP...Ch. 11 - Under U.S. GAAP, litigation costs to successfully...Ch. 11 - Cost allocation At the beginning of its fiscal...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.4BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.5BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.8BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.10BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.11BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.12BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.13BECh. 11 - Impairment; property, plant, and equipment LO118...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.18BECh. 11 - IFRS; impairment; property, plant, and equipment ...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.20BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.21BECh. 11 - IFRS; impairment; goodwill LO1110 IFRS Refer to...Ch. 11 - Subsequent expenditures LO119 Demmert...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.1ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.2ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.3ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.4ECh. 11 - Depreciation methods; solving for unknowns LO112...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.10ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.12ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.13ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.15ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.16ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.26ECh. 11 - Impairment; property, plant, and equipment LO118...Ch. 11 - IFRS; impairment; property, plant, and equipment ...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.30ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.31ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.32ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.33ECh. 11 - FASB codification research LO118 The FASB...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.35ECh. 11 - Subsequent expenditures LO119 Belltone Company...Ch. 11 - Concept s; terminology LO111 through LO116, LO118...Ch. 11 - Depreciation methods; change in methods LO112,...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.6PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.7PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.10PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.12PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.14PCh. 11 - Analysis Case 111 Depreciation, depletion, and...Ch. 11 - Communication Case 112 Depreciation LO111 At a...Ch. 11 - Judgment Case 113 Straight-line method; composite...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.4DMPCh. 11 - Prob. 11.8DMPCh. 11 - Research Case 119 FASB codification; locate and...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.11DMPCh. 11 - Real World Case 1115 Depreciation and depletion...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.16DMPCh. 11 - Target Case LO112, LO118, LO119 Target...
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