Which of the statements below correctly states the purpose of the asset register?

An asset register showed a carrying amount of $67,460. A non-current asset costing $15,000 had been sold for $4,000, making a loss on disposal of $1,250. No entries had been made in the asset register for this disposal.

What is the correct balance on the asset register?

An organisation's asset register shows a carrying amount of $145,600. The non-current asset account in the nominal ledger shows a carrying amount of $135,600. The difference could be due to a disposed asset not having been deducted from the asset register. Which one of the following could represent that asset?

Which one of the following would occur if the purchase of computer stationary was debited to computer equipment at cost account?

Which one of the following statements correctly defines non-current assets?

A company bought a property four years ago on 1 January for $ 170,000. Since then property prices have risen substantially and the property has been revalued at $210,000.

The property was estimated as having a useful life of 20 years when it was purchased. What is the balance on the revaluation surplus reported in the statement of financial position?

A business purchased a motor car on 1 July 20X3 for $20,000. It is to be depreciated at 20 per cent per year on the straight line basis, assuming a residual value at the end of five years of $4,000, with a proportionate depreciation charge in the years of purchase and disposal.

The $20,000 cost was correctly entered in the cash book but posted to the debit of the motor vehicles repairs account.

How will the business profit for the year ended 31 December 20X3 be affected by the error?

A manufacturing company receives an invoice on 29 February 20X2 for work done on one of its machines. $25,500 of the cost is actually for a machine upgrade, which will improve efficiency. The accounts department do not notice and charge the whole amount to maintenance costs. Machinery is depreciated at 25% per annum on a straight-line basis, with a proportional charge in the years of acquisition and disposal. By what amount will the profit for the year to 30 June 20X2 be understated?

W bought a new printing machine. The cost of the machine was $80,000. The installation costs were $5,000 and the employees received training on how to use the machine, at a cost of $2,000. Before using the machine to print customers' orders, a test was undertaken and the paper and ink cost $1,000.

What should be the cost of the machine in the company's statement of financial position?

What are the correct ledger entries to record an acquisition of a non-current asset on credit?

Alpha sells machine B for $50,000 cash on 30 April 20X4. Machine B cost $100,000 when it was purchased and has a carrying amount of $65,000 at the date of disposal. What are the journal entries to record the disposal of machine B?

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment requires entities to disclose the purchase date of each asset.

2. The carrying amount of a non-current asset is the cost or valuation of that asset less accumulated depreciation.

3. IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment permits entities to make a transfer from the revaluation surplus to retained earnings for excess depreciation on revalued assets.

4. Once decided, the useful life of a non-current asset should not be changed.

Gusna Co purchased a building on 31 December 20X1 for $750,000. At the date of acquisition, the useful life of the building was estimated to be 25 years and depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method. At 31 December 20X6, an independent valuer valued the building at $1,000,000 and the revaluation was recognised in the financial statements. Gusna’s accounting policies state that excess depreciation arising on revaluation of non-current assets can be transferred from the revaluation surplus to retained earnings.

What is the depreciation charge on the building for the year ended 31 December 20X7?

Gusna Co purchased a building on 31 December 20X1 for $750,000. At the date of acquisition, the useful life of the building was estimated to be 25 years and depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method. At 31 December 20X6, an independent valuer valued the building at $1,000,000 and the revaluation was recognised in the financial statements. Gusna’s accounting policies state that excess depreciation arising on revaluation of non-current assets can be transferred from the revaluation surplus to retained earnings.

What is the journal entry to record the transfer of excess depreciation from the revaluation surplus to retained earnings?

Which of the following should be disclosed for tangible non-current assets according to IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment?

1. Depreciation methods used and the total depreciation allocated for the period

2. A reconciliation of the carrying amount of non-current assets at the beginning and end of the period

3. For revalued assets, whether an independent valuer was involved in the valuation

4. For revalued assets, the effective date of the revaluation

Which of the following should be included in the reconciliation of the carrying amount of tangible noncurrent assets at the beginning and end of the accounting period?

1. Additions

2. Disposals

3. Depreciation

4. Increases/decreases from revaluations

A car was purchased by a newsagent business in May 20X0 for: $

Cost 10,000

Road tax 150

Total 10,15

The business adopts a date of 31 December as its year end.

The car was traded in for a replacement vehicle in August 20X3 at an agreed value of $5,000.

It has been depreciated at 25% per annum on the reducing balance method, charging a full year's depreciation in the year of purchase and none in the year of sale.

What was the profit or loss on disposal of the vehicle during the year ended December 20X3?

The carrying amount of a company's non-current assets was $200,000 at 1 August 20X0. During the year ended 31 July 20X1, the company sold non-current assets for $25,000 on which it made a loss of $5,000. The depreciation charge for the year was $20,000. What was the carrying amount of noncurrent assets at 31 July 20X1?

Y purchased some plant on 1 January 20X0 for $38,000. The payment for the plant was correctly entered in the cash book but was entered on the debit side of the plant repairs account.

Y charges depreciation on the straight line basis at 20% per year, with a proportionate charge in the years of acquisition and disposal, and assuming no scrap value at the end of the life of the asset.

How will Y's profit for the year ended 31 March 20X0 be affected by the error?

B acquired a lorry on 1 May 20X0 at a cost of $30,000. The lorry has an estimated useful life of four years, and an estimated resale value at the end of that time of $6,000. B charges depreciation on the straight line basis, with a proportionate charge in the period of acquisition.

What will the depreciation charge for the lorry be in B's accounting period to 30 September 20X0?

Which of the following best explains what is meant by 'capital expenditure'?

Which of the following costs would be classified as capital expenditure for a restaurant business?

Which one of the following costs would be classified as revenue expenditure on the invoice for a new company car?

Lance is entering an invoice for a new item of equipment in the accounts. The invoice shows the following costs:

Water treatment equipment $39,800

Delivery $1,100

Maintenance charge $3,980

Sales tax $7,854

Invoice total $52,734

Lance is registered for sales tax. What is the total value of capital expenditure on the invoice?

Which one of the following assets may be classified as a non-current asset in the financial statements of a business?

Which of the following items should be included in current assets?

(i) Assets which are not intended to be converted into cash

(ii) Assets which will be converted into cash in the long term

(iii) Assets which will be converted into cash in the near future

Which of the following statements describes current assets?

Banjo Co purchased a building on 30 June 20X8 for $1,250,000. At acquisition, the useful life of the building was 50 years. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis. 10 years later, on 30 June 20Y8 when the carrying amount of the building was $1,000,000, the building was revalued to $1,600,000. Banjo Co has a policy of transferring the excess depreciation on revaluation from the revaluation surplus to retained earnings.

Assuming no further revaluations take place, what is the balance on the revaluation surplus at 30 June 20Y9?

A non-current asset (cost $15,000, depreciation $10,000) is given in part exchange for a new asset costing $20,500. The agreed trade-in value was $5,500. Which of the following will be included in the statement of profit or loss?

Baxter Co purchased an asset for $100,000 on 1.1.X1. It had an estimated useful life of 5 years and it was depreciated using the straight line method. On 1.1.X3 Baxter Co revised the remaining estimated useful life to 8 years.

What is the carrying amount of the asset at 31.12.X3?

Senakuta Co purchased a machine with an estimated useful life of 5 years for $34,000 on 30 September 20X5. Senakuta Co planned to scrap the machine at the end of its useful life and estimated that the scrap value at the purchase date was $4,000. On 1 October 20X8, Senakuta revised the scrap value to $2,000 due to the decreased value of scrap metal.

What is the depreciation charge for the year ended 30 September 20X9?

Evans Co purchased a machine with an estimated useful life of 10 years for $76,000 on 30 September 20X5. The machine had a residual value of $16,000.

What are the ledger entries to record the depreciation charge for the machine in the year ended 30 September 20X8?

Banter Co purchased an office building on 1 January 20X1. The building cost was $1,600,000 and this was depreciated by the straight line method at 2% per year, assuming a 50-year life and nil residual value. The building was re-valued to $2,250,000 on 1 January 20X6. The useful life was not revised. The company’s financial year ends on 31 December.

What is the balance on the revaluation surplus at 31 December 20X6?

A company purchased an asset on 1 January 20X3 at a cost of $1,000,000. It is depreciated over 50 years by the straight line method (nil residual value), with a proportionate charge for depreciation in the year of acquisition and the year of disposal. At 31 December 20X4 the asset was re-valued to $1,200,000. There was no change in the expected useful life of the asset.

The asset was sold on 30 June 20X5 for $1,195,000.

What profit or loss on disposal of the asset will be reported in the statement of profit or loss of the company for the year ended 31 December 20X5?