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If a company capitalizes costs that should be expensed,how is its income statement for current period impacted?


A) Net income will be lower than it should be.
B) Revenues will be lower than they should be.
C) Expenses will be lower than they should be.
D) Assets will be lower than they should be.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Capitalizing costs refers to the process of converting assets to expenses.

A) True
B) False

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All of the following costs should be capitalized when equipment is acquired,except,


A) Purchase cost.
B) Sales taxes.
C) Transportation costs.
D) Legal fees.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The Widget Tool and Die Company buys a $400,000 stamping machine that has an estimated residual value of $20,000.The company expects the machine to produce two million units.It makes 400,000 units during the current period.If the units-of-production method is used,the depreciation rate is:


A) $0.95 per unit.
B) $0.19 per unit.
C) $0.05 per unit.
D) $1.00 per unit.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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A journal entry is usually needed to update depreciation expense on a long-lived asset at the time of disposal.

A) True
B) False

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A machine is purchased on January 1,2018,for $90,000.It is expected to have a useful life of five years and a residual value of $5,000.The company closes its books on December 31.Under the double-declining balance method,what is the total amount of depreciation to be expensed during the 2019 fiscal year (year 2 of 5) ?


A) $21,600
B) $22,000
C) $22,400
D) $34,000

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Your company buys a computer system from IBM for $3 million and pays IBM $200,000 to install the computer system.Your company should record:


A) $3 million in equipment and $200,000 in expenses.
B) $3.2 million in expenses.
C) $2.8 million in equipment and the rest in expenses.
D) $3.2 million in equipment.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Your company rents out computers to local businesses and schools.You have 1,000 computers with a net book value of $160,000.As a result of changing technology,your computers are more difficult to rent so you must severely reduce your rental price,which causes a decrease in estimated future cash flows.The fair value of the computers is estimated to be $125,000 because of their outmoded technology.Your company should report an asset impairment loss of:


A) $160,000.
B) $125,000.
C) $35,000.
D) none of the answers are acceptable.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A truck costing $12,000 and on which $9,000 of accumulated depreciation has been recorded was disposed of for $2,000 cash.The entry to record this event would include a:


A) gain of $1,000.
B) loss of $1,000.
C) credit to the Truck account for $3,000.
D) credit to Accumulated depreciation for $9,000.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Research and development costs are treated as a capital asset.

A) True
B) False

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When assets are purchased as a group,the total cost must be divided up and allocated to each asset in proportion to the market value of the assets as a whole.

A) True
B) False

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The Widget Tool and Die Company buys a $400,000 stamping machine that has an estimated residual value of $20,000.The company expects the machine to produce two million units.It makes 400,000 units during the current period.If the units-of-production method is used,the depreciation expense for this period is:


A) $80,000.
B) $400,000.
C) $76,000.
D) $380,000.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Under the cost principle:


A) only reasonable and necessary costs of acquiring an asset should be recorded as a cost of the asset.
B) costs of preparing an asset for use should never be recorded as part of the cost of the asset.
C) all reasonable and necessary costs of acquiring an asset and preparing it for use should be recorded as a cost of the asset.
D) only the actual purchase price of the asset is recorded as the cost of the asset.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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When a company sells a long-lived asset,shareholders' equity will change by the:


A) amount of the sale.
B) amount of the asset's book value.
C) amount of the asset's accumulated depreciation.
D) difference between the sale price and the asset's book value.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Purchase cost minus residual value is equivalent to depreciation expense under the straight-line method.

A) True
B) False

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Your company pays $620,000 for a patent that has 10 years remaining.Each year,your company should:


A) debit amortization expense for $62,000 and credit accumulated amortization for $62,000.
B) debit intangible assets and credit accumulated amortization for an amount equal to 20% of book value.
C) debit amortization expense for $31,000 and credit intangible assets for $31,000.
D) report no amortization expense because patents are not subject to amortization.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Companies within the same industry do not always use the same depreciation method but will use the same expected useful life for the same piece of equipment.

A) True
B) False

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A company sells a piece of equipment half-way through the accounting period.The straight-line rate of depreciation on the equipment is $40,000 a year.Before recording the asset sale,the company should debit:


A) depreciation expense for $40,000 and credit long-lived assets for $40,000.
B) accumulated depreciation for $40,000 and credit cash for $40,000.
C) depreciation expense for $20,000 and credit accumulated depreciation for $20,000.
D) cash for $20,000 and credit depreciation expense for $20,000.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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A declining fixed asset turnover ratio suggests that a:


A) company is not as efficient in using its fixed assets as it was in previous periods.
B) company's net sales must be increasing.
C) company must have purchased some intangible assets.
D) company's beginning fixed asset balance must be greater than its ending fixed asset balance.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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At the end of an asset's life,after it has been fully depreciated,the total amount of depreciation will equal the asset's depreciable cost,regardless of the depreciation method used.

A) True
B) False

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