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Chapter 10: 20Q (page 502)

New machinery, which replaced a number of employees, was installed and put in operation in the last month of the fiscal year. The employees had been dismissed after payment of an extra month’s wages, and this amount was added to the cost of the machinery. Discuss the propriety of the charge. If it was improper, describe the proper treatment.

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The company only capitalized on the cost that adds value to the machine. Treatment of the payment of extra month wages is not proper. The company should not capitalize on the payment as this cost did not add value to the machine.

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01

Wages

Wages are recorded as the expense in the books of accounts. Wages is payment made to the employees or labor against their services.

02

Treatment Cost and Payment to dismissed employees

The company only capitalizes on that cost that adds value to the machine. So, the payment of the employee who is dismissed after paying a certain sum of money did not add to the company's cost. But if these wages are paid to the addition or improvement in the machine, then it is added to the machine's cost.

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Question: Provide examples of assets that do not qualify for interest capitalization

Fielder Company obtained land by issuing 2,000 shares of its \(10 par value common stock. The land was recently appraised at \)85,000. The common stock is actively traded at $40 per share. Prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition of the land.

(Purchase and Self-Constructed Cost of Assets) Worf Co. both purchases and constructs various equipment it uses in its operations. The following items for two different types of equipment were recorded in random order during the calendar year 2017.

Purchase

Cash paid for equipment, including sales tax of \(5,000 \)105,000

Freight and insurance cost while in transit 2,000

Cost of moving equipment into place at factory 3,100

Wage cost for technicians to test equipment 4,000

Insurance premium paid during first year of operation 1,500

on this equipment

Special plumbing fixtures required for new equipment 8,000

Repair cost incurred in first year of operations related 1,300

to this equipment

Construction

Material and purchased parts (gross cost \(200,000;

failed to take 2% cash discount) \)200,000

Imputed interest on funds used during

construction (stock financing) 14,000

Labor costs 190,000

Allocated overhead costs (fixed—\(20,000;

variable—\)30,000) 50,000

Profit on self-construction 30,000

Cost of installing equipment 4,400

Instructions

Compute the total cost for each of these two pieces of equipment. If an item is not capitalized as a cost of the equipment, indicate how it should be reported.

Magilke Industries acquired equipment this year to be used in its operations. The equipment was delivered by the suppliers, installed by Magilke, and placed into operation. Some of it was purchased for cash with discounts available for prompt payment. Some of it was purchased under long-term payment plans for which the interest charges approximated prevailing rates. What costs should Magilke capitalize for the new equipment purchased this year? Explain.

The invoice price of a machine is \(50,000. Various other costs relating to the acquisition and installation of the machine, including transportation, electrical wiring, special base, and so on amount to \)7,500. The machine has an estimated life of 10 years, with no salvage value at the end of that period.

The owner of the business suggests that the incidental costs of \(7,500 be charged to theexpense immediately for the following reasons.

  1. If the machine should be sold, these costs cannot be recovered in the sales price.
  2. The inclusion of the \)7,500 in the machinery account on the books will not necessarily result in a closer approximation of the market price of this asset over the years, because of the possibility of changing demand and supply levels.
  3. Charging the $7,500 to expense immediately will reduce federal income taxes.

Instructions

Discuss each of the points raised by the owner of the business.
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