Chapter 9: Q12RQ (page 525)
What financial statements are property, plant, and equipment reported on, and how?
Thenon-current asset section of the balance sheet reports the property, plant, and equipment.
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Determining the cost of assets Lawson Furniture purchased land, paying \(65,000 cash and signing a \)250,000 note payable. In addition, Lawson paid delinquent property tax of \(5,000, title insurance costing \)4,000, and \(9,000 to level the land and remove an unwanted building. The company then constructed an office building at a cost of \)400,000. It also paid \(54,000 for a fence around the property, \)12,000 for a sign near the entrance, and $8,000 for special lighting of the grounds. Requirements
2. On January 1, Alamo Cranes purchased a crane for \(140,000. Alamo expects the crane to remain useful for six years (1,000,000 lifts) and to have a residual value of \)2,000. The company expects the crane to be used for 80,000 lifts the first year. Compute the first-year depreciation expense on the crane using the following methods: a. Straight-line b. Units-of-production (Round depreciation per unit to two decimals. Round depreciation expense to the nearest whole dollar.) Compute the first-year and second-year depreciation expense on the crane using the following method: c. Double-declining-balance (Round depreciation expense to the nearest whole dollar.)
This problem continues the Canyon Canoe Company situation from Chapter 8. Amber and Zack Wilson are continuing to review business practices. Currently, they are reviewing the company’s property, plant, and equipment and have gathered the following information:
Asset | Acquisition Date | Cost | Estimated Life | Estimated Residual value | Depreciation Method | Monthly Depreciation Expense |
Canoes | Nov. 3, 2018 | \(4,800 | 4 Years | \) 0 | SL | $100 |
Land | Dec 1, 2018 | 85,000 | n/a | |||
Building | Dec 1, 2018 | 35,000 | 5 Years | 5,000 | SL | 500 |
Canoes | Dec 2, 2018 | 7,200 | 4 Years | 0 | SL | 150 |
Computer | Mar. 2, 2019 | 3,600 | 3 Years | 300 | DDB | |
Office Furniture | MAR. 3, 2019 | 3,000 | 5 Years | 600 | SL |
*SL = Straight@line; DDB = Double@declining@balance
Requirements
1. Calculate the amount of monthly depreciation expense for the computer and office furniture for 2019.
2. For each asset, determine the book value as of December 31, 2018. Then, calculate the depreciation expense for the first six months of 2019 and the book value as of June 30, 2019.
3. Prepare a partial balance sheet showing Property, Plant, and Equipment as of June 30, 2019.
Donahue Oil Incorporated has an account titled Oil and Gas Properties. Donahue paid \(6,400,000 for oil reserves holding an estimated 400,000 barrels of oil. Assume the company paid \)510,000 for additional geological tests of the property and $470,000 to prepare for drilling. During the first year, Donahue removed and sold 75,000 barrels of oil. Record all of Donahue’s transactions, including depletion for the first year.
Western Bank & Trust purchased land and a building for the lump sum of $3,000,000. To get the maximum tax deduction, Western allocated 90% of the purchase price to the building and only 10% to the land. A more realistic allocation would have been 70% to the building and 30% to the land.
Requirements
1. Explain the tax advantage of allocating too much to the building and too little to the land.
2. Was Western’s allocation ethical? If so, state why. If not, why not? Identify who was harmed.
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