Chapter 9 Flashcards
revenue expenditure
costs incurred to acquire a plant asset that are expensed immediately
capital expenditures
costs included in a plant asset account
cash equivalent price
fair value of the asset given up or fair value of the asset received, whichever is more clearly determinable
Costs of land
cash purchase price ,closing costs, real estate brokers’ commissions, accrued property taxes and other liens on the land assumed by the purchaser
Land improvements
includes all expenditures necessary to make the improvements ready for their intended use (driveways, parking lots, fences, landscaping, and underground sprinklers) - keep in mind these improvements can depreciate
all costs of buildings
all costs related directly to purchase or construction-purchase costs (price, closing costs, brokers’ commissions, remodling/replacing/repairing floor, roof, electric, and plumbing)-construction costs (contract price and payments for architects’ fess, building permits, and excavation costs)
costs of equipment
all costs incurred in acquiring the equipment and preparing it for use (purchase price, sales tax, freight charges, insurance during transit paid by the purchaser, expenses required in assembling, installing and testing the unit)
journal entry for equipment costs
dr equipment
dr license expense
dr prepaid insurance
cr cash
ordinary repairs to ______ the operating efficiency/productive life of the unit is debited to the ________
maintain; maintenance and repairs expense account
additions and improvements costs
incurred to increase the operating efficiency, productive capacity, or useful life of a plant asset (dr plant asset effected)
advantages of leasing
reduced risk of obsolescence
little or no down payment
shared tax advantages
assets/liabilities not reported
depreciation
process of allocating to expense the cost of a plant asset over its useful life in a rational systematic manner (applies to land improvements, buildings, and equipment)
factors of depreciation
cost, useful life, and salvage value
straight line method of depreciation
depreciable cost = cost-salvage value
depreciable cost/useful life (in yrs) =depreciation expense
depreciable cost x rate =annual expense
annual expense (straight line method)
depreciable cost x rate
depreciation expense (straight line method)
depreciable cost/useful life in years
depreciable cost (straight line method)
cost-salvage value
Journal entry for straight line method of depreciation
dr depreciation exp
cr accumulated depreciation