Deck 8: Operating Assets: Property, Plant and Equipment, and Intangibles

Question 1

If a company is concerned about minimizing its income tax burden, it would use the straight-line depreciation method to accomplish this objective.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Depreciation does not describe the increase or decrease in the market value of the asset.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Acquisition costs are also known as replacement costs.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Capitalizing interest does not increase the recorded cost of a plant asset.

Question 5

When plant assets are purchased in a group, each asset increases the respective plant asset account for its fair market value at the time of acquisition.

Question 6

Double-declining-balance depreciation is most commonly used by businesses for financial reporting purposes.

Question 7

One reason management may choose the straight-line method of depreciation is because it is easy to compute.

Question 8

On the balance sheet, a company reports plant assets by subtracting residual value from the original cost of the plant asset.

Question 9

A company uses the same depreciation method as other firms in the same industry.Because of this, investors will have enhanced comparability of the financial reporting results.

Question 10

Depreciation has no effect on income taxes, since it only reduces a plant asset's book value.

Question 11

When land and building are acquired for a lump sum, the purchase amount should be allocated on the basis of the market values of the two assets.

Question 12

A change in estimate of an asset's residual value involves restating the income statements of past periods for the estimate change.

Question 13

Fortune Company has 10 delivery trucks that became fully depreciated in the prior year.Fortune will continue charging the same amount of depreciation as before so that there will be no decrease in expenses.

Question 14

When plant assets are reported, the current period's depreciation expense is subtracted from the original cost on the balance sheet.

Question 15

The Property, Plant, and Equipment category includes long-term investments.

Question 16

Acquisition cost includes all of the costs that are normal and necessary to acquire and maintain a plant asset over its useful life.

Question 17

All operating assets, except land, are subject to depreciation, amortization, or depletion.

Question 18

Lenders are interested in the value of operating assets as collateral when making lending decisions.

Question 19

Acquisition cost should not include expenditures unrelated to the acquisition, like repair costs for damages incurred during installation, or costs incurred after the asset was installed and use begun.

Question 20

Interest is capitalized on all purchased assets.

Question 21

Costs incurred related to plant assets that are already in use are called revenue expenditures if the cost increases the useful life or the asset's productivity.

Question 22

The Loss on Sale of Asset indicates the amount by which the asset's sales price is less than its book value.

Question 23

Costs incurred to keep assets in normal operating condition are called revenue expenditures.

Question 24

Research and development costs should be presented as intangible assets.

Question 25

If a company chooses to treat small plant asset expenditures as expenses, GAAP are being violated.

Question 26

Birken Co.purchased a building for $600,000 in 2004.At the end of 2016, when it had a book value of $450,000, it was appraised for $1,000,000.A potential buyer offered $900,000.Birken rejected the offer.What amount should is recorded on Birken's records at the end of 2016 in the account called Buildings?

A) $2,000,000
B) $800,000
C) $500,000
D) $350,000

Question 27

The FASB standards do not have a specific rule that requires residual value and asset life to be reviewed annually for property, plant, and equipment.

Question 28

Acquisition cost is also known as historical cost with respect to property plant and equipment.

Question 29

A revenue expenditure is deducted from the cost of the asset.

Question 30

All intangible assets should be amortized.

Question 31

In general, FASB standards concerning property, plant, and equipment are similar to the international accounting standards, with two important differences.

Question 32

Plant assets, current assets, property, plant and equipment, and fixed assets are all tangible assets.

Question 33

Interest is never a part of the cost of property, plant, and equipment or intangible assets.

Question 34

Garner, Inc.determined that it had incorrectly estimated both the estimated life and the estimated residual value of equipment that it purchased two years ago.When Garner accounts for the change in accounting estimates, it must depreciate the remaining book value of the asset over the current and future accounting periods.

Question 35

When Carson Real Estate Company sells equipment for a loss, the Loss on Sale of Asset is treated as accumulated depreciation.

Question 36

Because plant and equipment are reported as long-term assets on the balance sheet, they have no impact on net income for the period until they are sold.

Question 37

Flexibility in valuation of property, plant, and equipment under IFRS may cause problems with comparability of one company with another.

Question 38

International accounting standards require companies to revalue their property, plant, and equipment to reflect fair market values.

Question 39

Asset turnover is calculated as Net income divided by Average Total Assets.

Question 40

Net income on a cash basis is arrived at by adding depreciation and amortization back to accrual net income.

Question 41

Central National Bank recently acquired a new computer system.Which of the following costs associated with the computer should not be debited to the Equipment account?

A) Installation of a backup power source required for the computer.
B) Replacement of several circuit boards damaged during installation.
C) System programmer wages for personnel hired to prepare the system for use.
D) Insurance coverage covering the transport period from the manufacturer.

Question 42

On December 1, 2016, Xeon Company bought land and an accompanying warehouse from Yen Company for $800,000.The fair market values of the land and the building at the time of purchase were $700,000 and $300,000, respectively.How much of the purchase price should Xeon Company allocate to the land and how much should be allocated to the building?

A) $457,143 and $342,857, respectively.
B) $700,000 and $300,000, respectively.
C) $560,000 and $240,000, respectively.
D) $500,000 and $300,000, respectively

Question 43

All of the following are included in the acquisition cost of property, plant, and equipment except:

A) transportation costs
B) taxes on the purchase
C) installation costs
D) maintenance costs

Question 44

Darrin Brown bought a pub.The purchase price was $695,000.An appraiser provided the following appraisal values: land $320,000: building $370,000 and equipment $60,000.What cost should be allocated to the building?

A) $370,000
B) $695,000
C) $342,867
D) $399,281

Question 45

​Cranberry Corp.constructed equipment to manufacture a new line of home products during 2016.The average balance of accumulated expenditures on the equipment during September through December 2016 was $500,000.Construction started on September 1, 2016 and was still in progress at the end of 2016.If Cranberry borrowed $500,000 for one year on September 1, 2016, to finance the construction, and the interest rate on the construction loan was 6%, how much interest can Cranberry capitalize as part of the equipment cost for 2016?

A) $ -0-
B) $10,000
C) $20,000
D) $30,000

Question 46

Oakland Corp.purchased land and a building for a combined cost of $500,000.Oakland must

A) record the $500,000 acquisition cost in an account called Land and Buildings.
B) depreciate the $500,000 acquisition cost, less any residual value, over the expected useful life of the building.
C) because part of the purchase involved land, record all of the cost in the Land account.
D) allocate the $500,000 acquisition cost to separate Land and Buildings accounts based on their respective fair market values.

Question 47

Which of the following accounts would not be reported in the Property, Plant, and Equipment section of a balance sheet?

A) Accumulated Depreciation-Buildings
B) Buildings
C) Depreciation Expense-Buildings
D) Land

Question 48

A building with an appraisal value of $250,000 is made available at an offer price of $180,000.The purchaser acquires the property for $35,000 in cash, a 90-day note payable for $65,000, and a mortgage amounting to $63,000.The cost basis recorded in the buyer's accounting records to recognize this purchase is

A) $250,000
B) $180,000
C) $163,000
D) $100,000

Question 49

Interest is capitalized when incurred in connection with the construction of plant assets because

A) interest is considered a part of the acquisition cost of the related plant asset.
B) the decision to purchase a plant asset is a business decision separate from the financing decision.
C) many plant assets last longer than 20 years.
D) interest is considered an expense of the period.

Question 50

Which of the following costs related to the purchase of production equipment incurred by Newark Company during 2016 would be considered a revenue expenditure?

A) Installation costs for equipment
B) Purchase price of the equipment less the cash discount
C) Repair and maintenance costs during the equipment's first year of service
D) Transportation charges to deliver the equipment to Newark Company

Question 51

Assets classified as property, plant, and equipment are reported at

A) each asset's original cost less depreciation since acquisition.
B) each asset's estimated salvage value at the balance sheet date.
C) the estimated depreciable cost at the balance sheet date.
D) each asset's estimated market value at the balance sheet date.

Question 52

Greer Company purchased land for $256,000.Additional costs include a $15,300 fee to a broker, a survey fee of $2,400, $1,750 to construct a fence and a legal fee of $8,500.What is the cost of the land?

A) $256,000
B) $282,200
C) $284,600
D) $281,000

Question 53

When constructing assets, capitalized interest is based on

A) the amount allowed by the company's auditors.
B) the expenditures at the end of the of the period.
C) the expenditures at the beginning of the period.
D) the average accumulated expenditures.

Question 54

Borden Company incurred the following costs to acquire and prepare land for a new parking lot: purchase price for land, cost to clear the land, cost of paving, lighting for the parking lot, and landscaping for the parking lot.How should the company determine which costs should be recorded as Land Improvements and which cost should be recorded as Land?

A) The costs with an unlimited life will increase Land, and the costs with a limited useful life will increase Land Improvements.
B) The costs with a limited life will increase Land, and the costs with an unlimited useful life will increase Land Improvements.
C) The costs to be depreciated will increase Land, and the costs that will not be depreciated will increase Land Improvements
D) Costs that are depreciable will increase Land Improvements, while other costs are expensed immediately because of a lack of definite life.

Question 55

If a company constructs an asset over a period of time and borrows money, the amount of interest incurred during construction on the borrowed money is

A) capitalized as part of the cost of the plant asset.
B) amortized over the construction period.
C) reported as interest expense on the income statement.
D) reported as depletion on the income statement.

Question 56

Depreciation is a process by which

A) replacement funds are accumulated for plant and equipment.
B) the decline in market value of plant and equipment is determined and recorded.
C) the cost of plant and equipment is allocated to expense over the time periods which benefit from the use of the asset.
D) the difference between current market value and historical cost of plant and equipment.

Question 57

On the balance sheet, the cumulative amount of plant and equipment already expensed is reported in an account called

A) Accumulated Amortization
B) Accumulated Depreciation
C) Amortization Expense
D) Depreciation Expense

Question 58

Mclaren Corp incurred the following costs to acquire and prepare land during 2016 for a new parking lot: purchase price for land, $800,000; cost to clear the land, $30,000; cost of paving, $40,000; and lighting for the parking lot, $20,000.How much should Halifax record in the Land Improvements account?

A) $30,000
B) $40,000
C) $60,000
D) $90,000

Question 59

Which statement is true concerning operating assets?

A) Operating assets have no physical properties.
B) A company's operating assets are important to its short-term liquidity.
C) Operating assets are used over two or more periods to generate revenues.
D) All operating assets are reported on the balance sheet

Question 60

Shidan Apartments purchased an apartment building to rent to university students on November 18, 2016.The following costs were incurred during 2016, before the tenants moved in: $$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Purchase price of the building } & \$ 220,000 \\\text { Purchase price of the land } & 100,000 \\\text { Transfer taxes } & 10,000 \\\text { Interest incurred on the mortgage loan to purchase } & 4,000 \\\text { Attorney and real estate agent's fees } & 15,000 \\\text { Repave the parking lot } & 6,000\end{array}$$ ? How much will Shidan Apartments record as an asset?

A) $320,000
B) $345,000
C) $351,000
D) $355,000

Question 61

A company should choose a depreciation method that

A) best allocates the original cost of the asset to the periods benefited by the use of the asset.
B) saves the most taxes.
C) minimizes net income
D) shows the highest amount of net income.

Question 62

Wexford Co.
Wexford Co.purchased a new delivery truck at the beginning of 2016.The truck has a cost of $37,000, an estimated life of 5 years, and an estimated residual value of $7,000.A full year's depreciation expense is to be recorded in 2016.The truck was driven 20,000 miles during 2016 and 24,000 miles during 2017.The number of expected miles over five years is 100,000.
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Refer to information for Wexford Co. ​
What is the amount by which double-declining-balance depreciation exceeds straight-line depreciation over the 5-year life of the truck?

A) $ -0-
B) $ 7,000
C) $37,000
D) $ 6,000

Question 63

Wexford Co.
Wexford Co.purchased a new delivery truck at the beginning of 2016.The truck has a cost of $37,000, an estimated life of 5 years, and an estimated residual value of $7,000.A full year's depreciation expense is to be recorded in 2016.The truck was driven 20,000 miles during 2016 and 24,000 miles during 2017.The number of expected miles over five years is 100,000.
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Refer to information about Wexford Co. ​
Wexford Co.wants to use the depreciation method that will result in the highest depreciation expense for 2016.Which method should be used?

A) straight-line
B) units-of-production
C) double-declining-balance
D) all methods create the same income in 2016

Question 64

Wexford Co.
Wexford Co.purchased a new delivery truck at the beginning of 2016.The truck has a cost of $37,000, an estimated life of 5 years, and an estimated residual value of $7,000.A full year's depreciation expense is to be recorded in 2016.The truck was driven 20,000 miles during 2016 and 24,000 miles during 2017.The number of expected miles over five years is 100,000.
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Refer to information for Wexford Co. ​
Wexford's is comparing the straight-line and double-declining-balance depreciation methods.Of these two methods, which method creates the larger expense and larger tax savings in 2016?

A) Straight-line depreciation creates the larger expense, while double-declining-balance depreciation creates the larger tax savings.
B) Straight-line depreciation creates both the larger expense and the larger tax savings.
C) Double-declining-balance depreciation creates both the larger expense and the larger tax savings.
D) Double-declining-balance depreciation creates the larger expense, while straight-line depreciation creates the larger tax savings.

Question 65

Depreciation is

A) an effort to achieve proper matching of the cost of operating assets.
B) an accumulation of funds to replace the related plant asset.
C) the difference between the original cost and salvage value of an asset.
D) the cash allocated each period to maintain a plant asset.

Question 66

Harkin Company purchased a building on a tract of land and allocated the entire cost of the purchase to building.Normally it depreciates buildings over 20 years using the straight-line method with zero residual value and does not depreciate land.Because of its accounting treatment of the purchase, Harkin's income before taxes for the next 20 years will be

A) overstated.
B) understated.
C) unaffected.
D) in conformance with GAAP.

Question 67

If technology changes rapidly, a firm should

A) expense plant asset immediately because of the uncertainty of future benefits.
B) depreciate plant assets over long periods of time.
C) consider an accelerated rate of depreciation.
D) use the straight-line method of depreciation as it is the easiest.

Question 68

Norwood, Inc.
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Norwood, Inc.purchased a crane at a cost of $80,000.The crane has an estimated residual value of $5,000 and an estimated life of 8 years, or 12,500 hours of operation.The crane was purchased on January 1, 2016 and was used 2,700 hours in 2016 and 2,600 hours in 2017.
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Refer to the information about Norwood, Inc. If Norwood uses the units-of-production method, what is the depreciation rate per hour for the equipment?

A) $4.00
B) $5.00
C) $6.00
D) $7.50

Question 69

Wexford Co.
Wexford Co.purchased a new delivery truck at the beginning of 2016.The truck has a cost of $37,000, an estimated life of 5 years, and an estimated residual value of $7,000.A full year's depreciation expense is to be recorded in 2016.The truck was driven 20,000 miles during 2016 and 24,000 miles during 2017.The number of expected miles over five years is 100,000.
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Refer to information for Wexford Co. ​
By what amount would double-declining-balance depreciation exceed straight-line depreciation over the 5-year life of the truck?

A) The salvage value of $7,000.
B) Cost less total depreciation.
C) Cost plus total depreciation.
D) Total depreciation expenses under double-declining-balance and straight-line depreciation are equal.

Question 70

Norwood, Inc.
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Norwood, Inc.purchased a crane at a cost of $80,000.The crane has an estimated residual value of $5,000 and an estimated life of 8 years, or 12,500 hours of operation.The crane was purchased on January 1, 2016 and was used 2,700 hours in 2016 and 2,600 hours in 2017.
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Refer to the information about Norwood, Inc. ​
If Norwood uses the double-declining-balance depreciation method, what amount is the depreciation expense for 2017?

A) $14,063
B) $15,000
C) $18,750
D) $20,000

Question 71

Norwood, Inc.
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Norwood, Inc.purchased a crane at a cost of $80,000.The crane has an estimated residual value of $5,000 and an estimated life of 8 years, or 12,500 hours of operation.The crane was purchased on January 1, 2016 and was used 2,700 hours in 2016 and 2,600 hours in 2017.
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Refer to the information for Norwood, Inc, ​
Based on this information, what method of depreciation will produce the maximum depreciation expense in 2017?

A) Straight-line
B) Double-declining-balance
C) Units-of-production
D) All methods produce the same expense in 2017.

Question 72

Norwood, Inc.
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Norwood, Inc.purchased a crane at a cost of $80,000.The crane has an estimated residual value of $5,000 and an estimated life of 8 years, or 12,500 hours of operation.The crane was purchased on January 1, 2016 and was used 2,700 hours in 2016 and 2,600 hours in 2017.
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Refer to the information about Norwood, Inc. What amount will Norwood, Inc.report as depreciation expense over the 8-year life of the equipment?

A) $60,000
B) $72,000
C) $75,000
D) $80,000

Question 73

Which of the following factors is not related to the decline in the usefulness of plant and equipment assets, and therefore does not need to be considered in selecting an appropriate depreciation method?

A) Physical deterioration
B) Obsolescence
C) Repair and maintenance policies
D) Current replacement cost

Question 74

Which of the following sets of factors is needed to calculate depreciation on plant and equipment?

A) The asset's acquisition cost, replacement cost, and its estimated residual value
B) The estimated residual value of the asset, its replacement cost, and its market value
C) The asset's replacement cost, its estimated life, and its estimated residual value
D) The estimated life of the asset, its acquisition cost, and its estimated residual value

Question 75

Blanket Airlines acquires a new aircraft.It has an estimated life of 15 years and should be used for 15,000 hours of flight.What is the most appropriate method of depreciation to properly match revenues and expenses?

A) Double-declining-balance
B) Revenue expenditure method
C) Straight-line
D) Units-of-production

Question 76

Arena, Inc.uses straight-line depreciation for its equipment.Arena purchased equipment for $300,000 and estimated its useful life at 8 years.The bookkeeper failed to consider the residual value of $50,000.What is the impact on earnings per share and operating income of failing to consider the residual value?

A) Earnings per share will be overstated and operating income will be understated.
B) Earnings per share will be understated and operating income will be overstated.
C) Both earnings per share and operating income will be overstated.
D) Both earnings per share and operating income will be understated.

Question 77

Land is not depreciated because it

A) appreciates in value.
B) does not have an established depreciable life.
C) has a useful life that is limited to the period of time a company is in business.
D) will provide future benefits for a company for an unlimited period of time.

Question 78

Fall Corp.uses plant assets that are subject to rapid decreases in value due to obsolescence and physical deterioration.Which of the following depreciation methods is most appropriate to measure the decline in the usefulness of the company's assets?

A) Double-declining-balance
B) Revenue expenditure method
C) Straight-line
D) Units-of-production

Question 79

Norwood, Inc.
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Norwood, Inc.purchased a crane at a cost of $80,000.The crane has an estimated residual value of $5,000 and an estimated life of 8 years, or 12,500 hours of operation.The crane was purchased on January 1, 2016 and was used 2,700 hours in 2016 and 2,600 hours in 2017.
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Refer to the information for Norwood, Inc. ​
Based on this information, what method of depreciation will produce the maximum depreciation expense in 2016?

A) Straight-line
B) Double-declining-balance
C) Units-of-production
D) All methods produce the same expense in 2016.

Question 80

Norwood, Inc.
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Norwood, Inc.purchased a crane at a cost of $80,000.The crane has an estimated residual value of $5,000 and an estimated life of 8 years, or 12,500 hours of operation.The crane was purchased on January 1, 2016 and was used 2,700 hours in 2016 and 2,600 hours in 2017.
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Refer to the information about Norwood, Inc. ​
If Norwood uses the straight-line method, what is the book value at December 31, 2018?

A) $46,875
B) $51,875
C) $62,500
D) $67,500