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Which of the following would be properly classified as a long-lived asset?


A) A car held for resale by an automobile dealership.
B) Accounts receivable.
C) Merchandise inventory held for resale.
D) A warehouse used to store inventory.

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Which of the following statements about depreciation is correct? A company:


A) must use the same depreciation method for all classes of assets consistently over time.
B) may use different methods of depreciation for any class of asset and may change methods as it sees fit.
C) must use straight-line depreciation for tax reporting.
D) may use different depreciation methods for different classes of assets from one year to the next.

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During 2013,a company paid $1,200,000 to acquire a roller coaster.The estimated useful life of the roller coaster was estimated at ten years and its residual value was expected to be $200,000.As of December 31,2018,Accumulated Depreciation in the amount of $500,000 had been recorded on the roller coaster.Management estimates that other amusement parks and scrap dealers would currently pay $600,000 for the roller coaster. Required: Part a.Determine the asset impairment loss,if any,on the roller coaster at December 31,2018. Part b.Prepare the journal entry to record the asset impairment loss on this roller coaster as of December 31,2018.

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Part a
Asset impairment loss =...

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On January 1,2017,Whittle,Inc.purchased timber rights for $1,500,000,which are expected to produce a total of 2,000,000 cords of wood over 4 years.The cords of wood cut were 200,000 in 2017 and 280,000 in 2018.Depletion for 2017 equals:


A) $150,000.
B) $200,000.
C) $400,000.
D) $275,000.

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Ms.Gardenia,the company bookkeeper,recorded the annual repair costs on the company's machinery as an increase to the Machinery account.As a result,which of the following statements correctly describes this situation?


A) Assets will be overstated.
B) Stockholders' equity will be understated.
C) Expenses will be overstated.
D) Liabilities will be overstated.

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A company paid $17,000 for a vehicle that had an estimated useful life of 4 years,total capacity of 100,000 miles,and a residual value of $1,000.After 2 full years of using the vehicle (20,000 miles in Year 1 and 27,000 miles in Year 2),the company sold the vehicle for $6,000 and reported a loss on disposal of $3,480. Required: Determine the method of depreciation that was used by the company.(Show your work using all three methods. )

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The company used the units-of-production...

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Reno Recycling made the following expenditures in connection with the construction of its new building: Reno Recycling made the following expenditures in connection with the construction of its new building:    Required: Prepare a schedule showing the amounts to be recorded as land,buildings,and machinery. Required: Prepare a schedule showing the amounts to be recorded as land,buildings,and machinery.

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A loss on disposal of an asset would be reported:


A) in the Operating Revenues section of the income statement.
B) in the Operating Expenses section of the income statement.
C) as a direct increase to the asset account on the balance sheet.
D) as a direct decrease to the asset account on the balance sheet.

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A declining fixed asset turnover ratio can be caused by acquiring additional assets in the current period in anticipation of increased revenue in the future.

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When a company records depletion on natural resources,it will have which of the following effects?


A) Expenses increase.
B) Net income decreases.
C) Inventory increases.
D) Cash flow decreases.

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Match each term with the appropriate explanation.Not all explanations will be used. -Long-lived assets


A) Assets that will be used for more than a year.
B) When a company writes down the value of an asset when estimated future cash flows fall below the original level estimated.
C) The numerator of the fixed asset turnover ratio.
D) The cost of financing an asset.
E) When costs are recorded as assets rather than expenses.
F) How expenses are reported in the income statement.
G) The denominator of the fixed asset turnover ratio.
H) The average proportion of a company's total assets that is long-lived.
I) A depreciation method that produces higher amounts of depreciation expense in the early years of an asset's life and lower amounts in the later years.
J) When a company writes down the value of an asset because estimated future cash flows fall below the book value.
K) Assets that have physical substance.
L) A depreciation method that spreads asset cost by use rather than time.
M) The process of transferring the cost of long-lived tangible assets to expenses.
N) Also known as book value.

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Holly,Inc.has a building that originally cost $562,500.Holly expects to be able to sell the facility for $160,500 at the end of its useful life.The balance of the related Accumulated Depreciation account is $387,000.The depreciable cost of the facility is:


A) $175,500.
B) $226,500.
C) $402,000.
D) $160,500.

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Some analysts compare companies by focusing on earnings before interest,taxes,depreciation,and amortization (EBITDA),rather than net income.

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If a company produces the same number of units per period over an asset's useful life,each period's depreciation expense using the straight-line method will be the same as that recorded using the units-of-production method.

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Hacienda Realty,a real estate management company,buys land that contains an abandoned apartment building for $9,000,000.It pays a construction company $1,000,000 to demolish the apartment building.Which of the following is correct?


A) The company would record $10,000,000 million as the cost of the land.
B) The company would record $9,000,000 as the cost of the land.
C) The company would record $8,000,000 as the cost of the land.
D) The company would record $1,000,000 as demolition expense.

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Which of the following statements is correct when the straight-line method is used to compute depreciation?


A) The carrying value of an asset is a constant amount during the asset's useful life.
B) Accumulated depreciation is a constant amount during the asset's estimated useful life.
C) Depreciation Expense is a constant amount each year.
D) The book value of an asset is an increasing amount during the asset's useful life.

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The primary difference between ordinary repairs and extraordinary repairs is:


A) ordinary repairs cost less.
B) ordinary repairs are expenditures for routine maintenance and upkeep,whereas extraordinary repairs increase an assets economic usefulness in the future through increased efficiency,capacity,or longer life.
C) extraordinary repairs only maintain the asset for a short time,whereas ordinary repairs increase the usefulness of assets beyond their original condition.
D) extraordinary repairs are expenditures,not expenses.

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Why does the IRS allow larger depreciation amounts in the early years of an asset's life?


A) The calculations are easier if you allow more depreciation in the early years of an asset's life.
B) The government wants to encourage companies to invest in assets to promote economic renewal and growth.
C) So that most income taxes are paid by average taxpayers,rather than by big corporations.
D) The calculations are more complicated,so it provides more jobs for accountants and thus stimulates the economy.

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Match each term with the appropriate definition.Not all definitions will be used. -Accelerated depreciation


A) When a company expenses the entire cost of a long-lived asset in the first year of use.
B) When a company receives free publicity in return for charitable contributions.
C) A tax law dealing with how companies can depreciate their assets.
D) The acquisition cost of an asset minus its accumulated depreciation.
E) When a company expenses the cost of a long-lived asset by a constant annual amount.
F) The exclusive right to sell or use a product or process that is granted to encourage innovation.
G) Net income plus interest,taxes,depreciation and amortization expenses.
H) Tangible long-lived assets.
I) An intangible asset that represents the value of unidentifiable assets acquired.
J) Names or images that appear with a ® or TM.
K) What a company expects to receive when an asset is disposed of at the end of its useful life.
L) Assets whose values do not change over time.
M) When a company allocates the cost of a long-lived asset at a higher rate in the first years of use.
N) The estimated total use a company expects to receive from an asset.

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Which of the following terms does not mean the same as the others?


A) Tangible assets
B) Fixed assets
C) Property,plant,and equipment
D) Long-lived assets

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