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Chapter 7: Long-Lived Assets Flashcards

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What are Long-Term Assets?

A

a term used to identify P.P.E, Intangible assets, goodwill or development, construction, maintenance or repair of assets.

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What are Long-lived assets listed as on the SFP?

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Non-current assets

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What are tangible assets?

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assets that can be touched and are of physical substance, often P.P.E

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What are the three kinds of tangible assets held for use in operations?

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  • Land
  • Buildings, fixtures, equipment
  • Natural resources
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What are intangible assets?

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Assets with no physical substance

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6
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What are some intangible assets?

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Intellectual property
- copyrights
- Patents
- Licences
- Trademarks

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7
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What is goodwill?

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No physical substance, it reflects favourable reputation a company has with its customers

Arises from factors like: Confidence, reputation for good service and quality, financial standing.

Only reported as asset when business purchases another business

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What is fixed asset turnover ratio?

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How effectively management uses P.P.E to generate revenues

Fixed asset turnover ratio = Net sale revenue/Average Net fixed assets

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9
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What is cost principle

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A principle that requires all reasonable necessary costs incurred in:
acquiring a long lived asset & placing and preparing it for operation , be recorded in a designated asset account

Said costs are recorded as a part of total cost NOT RECORDED AS EXPENSES

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What are some costs when acquiring a long lived asset?

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non-refundable taxes
legal fees
transportation costs
installation costs

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What are some costs when purchasing land?

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Title fees
Sales commissions
Legal Fees
Title insurance
delinquent taxes
surveying fees

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11
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Why must land be recorded as a seperate asset?

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because it does not depreciate

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12
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What are acquisition costs

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Net cash paid for asset
or
When non-cash assets are used as payment, the fair value of asset given or received (Cash equivalent price)

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What is capitalized interest?

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The amount of interest that is included in the cost of the construction of an asset

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14
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When will interest costs on construction loans be expensed?

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Once construction is completed

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15
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What is a basket purchase?

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When several long-lived assets (Like Land, building & equipment) are acquired in a single transaction for a single lump sum.

Cost of each asset must be measured and recorded seperately

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16
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What are expenditures made afer an asset is acquired?

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Ordinary repairs and maintenance
or
Improvements

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17
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What are ordinary repairs & maintenance?

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expenditures for normal maintenance and upkeep of long lived assets that maintain productive capacity of asset.
- Recorded as expense in the current period

18
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What are Improvements?

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Expenditures that increase productive life, operating efficiency or capacity of the asset

19
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What is depreciation?

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A term used to identify and allocate the acquisition cost of using buildings and equipment that generate revenue over their productive lives

20
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What is amount of depreciation recorded on statement of earnings

A

Depreciation expense

21
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What is Carrying amount/Net book value?

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The acquisition cost less the accumulated depreciation and any write-downs in asset value

22
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What is estimated useful life?

A

managements estimate of assets useful economic life

23
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What is estimated residual value?

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Managements estimate of amount the company expects to recover upon disposal of asset at end of useful life less any disposal/sale costs

24
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What are the three most common depreciation methods?

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Straight line
Units of production
Declining Balance

25
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What is the straight line depreciation formula?

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Depreciation expense per year = (Cost - residual value) / (useful life in years)

26
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What is Units of production depreciation?

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((Cost - Residual Value) / Estimated total production) x Actual production = Depreciation expense

27
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What is accelerated depreciation?

A

an asset that is more efficient in its earliest years, declining in later years

28
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What is double declining balance formula

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(Cost - Accumulated depreciation) x (2 / Useful life) = Depreciation expense

29
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What happens if depreciation amount goes past residual value?

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Only the amount of depreciation expense needed to make carrying amount equal to the residual value is recorded

30
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What happens when a there is a change in estimate?

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Substitutions are made
- Carrying amount of original acquisition cost
- New residual value for original amount
- Estimated remaining useful life for original estimated useful life

31
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What is a fair value of an asset

A

a value which reflects the amount at which an asset can be bought or sold between two parties.

32
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What are the two steps for measuring asset impairment?

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Step 1:Test for impairment
Step 2: Computation of impairment loss

33
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What is the test fair impairment?

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If carrying amount > Recoverable amount, Asset = Impaired

34
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What is the computation of impairment loss

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Impairment loss = Carrying amount - recoverable amount

35
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What are the disposals of P.P.E?

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Sale
Trade-in
Retirement

36
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What are the journal entries to dispose of a depreciable asset?

A
  • An adjusting entry to update the depreciation expense & accumulated depreciation accounts
  • An entry to record the disposal
37
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What is amortization?

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The straight line depletion of an intangible asset with a definite life over its useful life

Usually does not hold a residual value

38
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What is a patent?

A

An exclusive right granted byh the Canadian Intellectual Property office for a period of 20 years

39
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What is copyright?

A

protection granted by the Canadian intellectual property office

40
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What is a trademark?

A

An exclusive legal right to use a name image or slogan.

41
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What is a franchise?

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a contractual right to sell certain products or services, use trademarks, or perform activities in a geographical region

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