Chapter 9: 11RQ (page 488)
If a business changes the estimated useful life or estimated residual value of a plant asset, what must the business do in regard to depreciation expense?
While changing the estimated life and residual value the business recalculate the depreciation expenses as per new estimates.
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What is the process by which businesses spread the allocation of an intangible asset’s cost over its useful life?
Core Telecom provides communication services in Iowa, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Montana. Core purchased goodwill as part of the acquisition of Surety Wireless Company, which had the following figures:
Book value of assets \( 700,000
Market value of assets 1,000,000
Market value of liabilities 510,000
Requirements
1. Journalize the entry to record Core’s purchase of Surety Wireless for \)280,000 cash plus a $420,000 note payable.
2. What special asset does Core’s acquisition of Surety Wireless identify? How should Core Telecom account for this asset after acquiring Surety Wireless? Explain in detail.
How does a business decide which depreciation method is best to use?
Accounting for an intangible asset On October 1, 2018, Modern Company purchased a patent for $153,600 cash. Although the patent gives legal protection for 20 years, the patent is expected to be used for only eight years.
Requirements
1. Journalize the purchase of the patent.
2. Journalize the amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2018. Assume straight-line amortization.
Question: Determining asset cost, preparing depreciation schedules (3 methods), and identifying depreciation results that meet management objectives
On January 3, 2018, Speedy Delivery Service purchased a truck at a cost of \(67,000. Before placing the truck in service, Speedy spent \)3,000 painting it, \(1,200 replacing tires, and \)3,500 overhauling the engine. The truck should remain in service for five years and have a residual value of $5,100. The truck’s annual mileage is expected to be 20,000 miles in each of the first four years and 12,800 miles in the fifth year—92,800 miles in total. In deciding which depreciation method to use, Alec Rivera, the general manager, requests a depreciation schedule for each of the depreciation methods (straight-line, units-of-production, and double-declining-balance).
Requirements
1. Prepare a depreciation schedule for each depreciation method, showing asset cost, depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, and asset book value.
2. Speedy prepares financial statements using the depreciation method that reports the highest net income in the early years of asset use. Consider the first year that Speedy uses the truck. Identify the depreciation method that meets the company’s objectives.
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