ACCT200 Chapter 6 Test Bank

On January 6, Year 1, the Mount Jackson Corporation purchased a tract of land for a factory site for $1,500,000. An existing building on the site was demolished and the new factory was completed on October 11, Year 1. Additional cost data are shown below: Which of the following correctly states the capitalized cost of the (a) land and (b) the new building, respectively?

$1,637,600 and $1,898,000

On January 1, Year 1, Milton Manufacturing Company purchased equipment with a list price of $88,000. A total of $4,000 was paid for installation and testing. During the first year, Milton paid $6,000 for insurance on the equipment and another $2,200 for routine maintenance and repairs. Milton uses the units-of-production method of depreciation. Useful life is estimated at 100,000 units, and estimated salvage value is $8,000. During Year 1, the equipment produced 13,000 units. What is closest to the amount of depreciation for the year?

$10,920

Jing Company was started on January 1, Year 1 when it issued common stock for $50,000 cash. Also, on January 1, Year 1 the company purchased office equipment that cost $34,000 cash. The equipment was delivered under terms FOB shipping point, and transportation cost was $2,000. The equipment had a five-year useful life and a $12,000 expected salvage value. At the end of Year 5, assuming the equipment had not been sold, the book value of the office equipment using straight-line depreciation and double-declining-balance depreciation, respectively, would be:

$12,000 and $12,000.

Farmer Company purchased equipment on January 1, Year 1 for $82,000. The equipment is estimated to have a 5-year life and a salvage value of $4,000. The company uses the straight-line depreciation method. If the original expected life remained the same (i.e., 5-years), but at the beginning of Year 4, the salvage value was revised to $8,000, the annual depreciation expense for each of the remaining years would be:

$13,600.

Harding Corporation acquired real estate that contained land, building and equipment. The property cost Harding $1,900,000. Harding paid $350,000 and issued a note payable for the remainder of the cost. An appraisal of the property reported the following values: Land, $374,000; Building, $1,100,000 and Equipment, $726,000. Assume that Harding uses the units-of-production method when depreciating its equipment. Harding estimates that the purchased equipment will produce 1,000,000 units over its 5-year useful life and has salvage value of $34,000. Harding produced 265,000 units with the equipment by the end of the first year of purchase. Which amount below is closest to the amount Harding will record for depreciation expense for the equipment in the first year?

$157,145

On January 1, Year 1, Stiller Company paid $80,000 to obtain a patent. Stiller expected to use the patent for 5 years before it became technologically obsolete. The remaining legal life of the patent was 8 years. Based on this information, the amount of amortization expense on the December 31, Year 3 income statement and the book value of the patent on the December 31, Year 3, balance sheet, respectively, would be:

$16,000 and $32,000

On January 1, Year 1, Li Company purchased an asset that cost $80,000. The asset had an expected useful life of five years and an estimated salvage value of $16,000. Li uses the straight-line method for the recognition of depreciation expense. At the beginning of the fourth year of usage, the company revised its estimated salvage value to $8,000. Based on this information, the amount of depreciation expense to be recognized at the end of Year 4 is:

$16,800.

Anchor Company purchased a manufacturing machine with a list price of $160,000 and received a 2% cash discount on the purchase. The machine was delivered under terms FOB shipping point, and freight costs amounted to $2,400. Anchor paid $3,000 to have the machine installed and tested. Insurance costs to protect the asset from fire and theft amounted to $3,600 for the first year of operations. Based on this information, the amount of cost recorded in the asset account would be:

$162,200.

Chico Company paid $950,000 for a basket purchase that included office furniture, a building and land. An appraiser provided the following estimates of the market values of the assets if they had been purchased separately: Office furniture - $190,000; Building - $740,000, Land - $132,000. Based on this information, and rounding allocations to two decimal places, the amount of cost that would be allocated to the office furniture is closest to:

$171,000.

On January 1, Year 1, Phillips Company made a basket purchase including land, a building and equipment for $380,000. The appraised values of the assets are $20,000 for the land, $340,000 for the building and $40,000 for equipment. Phillips uses the double-declining-balance method of depreciation for the equipment which is estimated to have a useful life of four years and a salvage value of $5,000. The depreciation expense for Year 1 for the equipment is:

$19,000.

The Hoover Company acquired the Burgess Company for $1,200,000 cash. The fair value of Burgess's assets was $1,040,000, and the company had liabilities of $60,000. How much goodwill will be recorded in connection with the acquisition?

$220,000

On January 1, Year 2, Ballard Company spent $12,000 on an asset to improve its quality. The asset had been purchased on January 1, Year 1, for $52,000. The asset had a $4,000 salvage value and a 6-year life. Ballard uses straight-line depreciation. What would be the book value of the asset on January 1, Year 5?

$24,800.

The balance sheet of Flo's Restaurant showed total assets of $600,000, liabilities of $160,000 and equity of $540,000. An appraiser estimated the fair value of the restaurant assets at $680,000. If Alice Company pays $770,000 cash for the restaurant the amount of goodwill acquired would be:

$250,000.

On March 1, Bartholomew Company purchased a new stamping machine with a list price of $34,000. The company paid cash for the machine; therefore, it was allowed a 5% discount. Other costs associated with the machine were: transportation costs, $550; sales tax paid, $1,360; installation costs, $450; routine maintenance during the first month of operation, $500. The cost recorded for the machine was:

$34,660.

On January 1, Year 1, Friedman Company purchased a truck that cost $48,000. The truck had an expected useful life of 8 years and an $8,000 salvage value. The book value of the truck at the end of Year 1, assuming that Friedman uses the double-declining-balance method, is:

$36,000.

Monroe Minerals Company purchased a copper mine for $120,000,000. The mine was expected to produce 50,000 tons of copper over its useful life. During Year 1, the company extracted 6,000 tons of copper. The copper was sold for $4,500 per ton. Assume that the company incurred $8,040,000 in operating expenses during Year 1. Based on this information, how much net income would Monroe report in Year 1?

$4,560,000.

Farmer Company purchased equipment on January 1, Year 1 for $82,000. The equipment is estimated to have a 5-year life and a salvage value of $4,000. The company uses the straight-line depreciation method. At the beginning of Year 4, Farmer revised the expected life to eight years. The annual amount of depreciation expense for each of the remaining years would be:

$6,240.

On April 1, Year 1, Fossil Energy Company purchased an oil producing well at a cash cost of $12,000,000. It is estimated that the oil well contains 600,000 barrels of oil, of which only 500,000 can be profitably extracted. By December 31, Year 1, 25,000 barrels of oil were produced and sold. The amount of depletion expense for Year 1 on this well would be:

$600,000.

Jing Company was started on January 1, Year 1 when it issued common stock for $50,000 cash. Also, on January 1, Year 1 the company purchased office equipment that cost $34,000 cash. The equipment was delivered under terms FOB shipping point, and transportation cost was $2,000. The equipment had a five-year useful life and a $12,000 expected salvage value. Assume that Jing Company earned $30,000 cash revenue and incurred $19,000 in cash expenses in Year 3. Using straight-line depreciation and assuming that the office equipment was sold on December 31, Year 3 for $16,000, the amount of net income or (loss) appearing on the December 31, Year 3 income statement would be:

$600.

On January 1, Year 1, Friedman Company purchased a truck that cost $48,000. The truck had an expected useful life of 100,000 miles over 8 years and an $8,000 salvage value. During Year 2, Friedman drove the truck 18,500 miles. The amount of depreciation expense recognized in Year 2 assuming that Friedman uses the units-of-production method is:

$7,400.

On January 1, Year 1, the City Taxi Company purchased a new taxi cab for $36,000. The cab has an expected salvage value of $2,000. The company estimates that the cab will be driven 200,000 miles over its life. It uses the units-of-production method to determine depreciation expense. The cab was driven 45,000 miles the first year and 48,000 the second year. What would be the depreciation expense reported on the Year 2 income statement and the book value of the taxi, respectively, at the end of Year 2?

$8,160 and $20,190

Laramie Co. paid $800,000 for a purchase that included land, building, and office furniture. An appraiser provided the following estimates of the market values of the assets if they had been purchased separately: Land, $100,000, Building, $740,000, and Office Furniture, $160,000. Based on this information the cost that would be allocated to the land is:

$80,000.

On January 1, Year 1, Missouri Co. purchased a truck that cost $57,000. The truck had an expected useful life of 10 years and a $6,000 salvage value. The amount of depreciation expense recognized in Year 2 assuming that Missouri uses the double declining-balance method is:

$9,120.

Dinkins Company purchased a truck that cost $46,000. The company expected to drive the truck 100,000 miles over its 5-year useful life, and the truck had an estimated salvage value of $8,000. If the truck is driven 26,000 miles in the current accounting period, what would be the amount of depreciation expense for the year?

$9,880

Harding Corporation acquired real estate that contained land, building and equipment. The property cost Harding $1,900,000. Harding paid $350,000 and issued a note payable for the remainder of the cost. An appraisal of the property reported the following values: Land, $374,000; Building, $1,100,000 and Equipment, $726,000. What value will be recorded for the building?

$950,000

Jing Company was started on January 1, Year 1 when it issued common stock for $50,000 cash. Also, on January 1, Year 1 the company purchased office equipment that cost $34,000 cash. The equipment was delivered under terms FOB shipping point, and transportation cost was $2,000. The equipment had a five-year useful life and a $12,000 expected salvage value. Using double-declining-balance depreciation, what the amount of depreciation expense and the amount of accumulated depreciation, respectively, that would appear on the December 31, Year 3 financial statements?

$960 and $24,000

Madison Company owned an asset that had cost $44,000. The company sold the asset on January 1, Year 4, for $16,000. Accumulated depreciation on the day of sale amounted to $32,000. Based on this information, the sale would result in:

A $16,000 cash inflow in the investing activities section of the cash flow statement.

Which of the following statements is true with regard to depreciation expense?

A company should use the depreciation method that best matches expense recognition with the use of the asset.

Which of the following would most likely not be expensed using the straight-line method?

A timber reserve.

Byrd Company experienced an accounting event that affected its financial statements as indicated below:

All of these answer choices are correct.

Which of the following terms is used to identify the expense recognition for intangible assets?

Amortization.

Which of the following would not be classified as a tangible long-term asset?

Copyright

Flagler Company purchased equipment that cost $90,000. The equipment had a useful life of 5 years and a $10,000 salvage value. Flagler used the double-declining-balance method to depreciate its assets. Which of the following choices accurately reflects how the recognition of the first year's depreciation would affect the company's financial statements?

D. (36,000 ) = NA + (36,000 ) NA − 36,000 = (36,000 ) NA

Which of the following terms is used to identify the process of expense recognition for property, plant and equipment?

Depreciation

Which of the following is considered an accelerated depreciation method?

Double-declining-balance

Which of the following intangible assets does not convey a specific legal right or privilege?

Goodwill

Which of the following statements is correct regarding accounting treatment of goodwill?

Goodwill is recorded as an asset and is not written off as an expense unless its value decreases.

What term is used to describe the situation where the value of an intangible asset may be significantly diminished?

Impairment

Which of the following terms is applied to long-term assets that have no physical substance and provide rights, privileges and special opportunities to businesses?

Intangible assets

Which of the following is not classified as property, plant and equipment?

Land

Which of the following would be classified as a tangible asset?

Land.

On January 1, Year 3, Ruiz Company spent $850 on a plant asset to improve its quality. The asset had been purchased on January 1, Year 1 for $8,400 and had an estimated salvage value of $1,200 and a useful life of five years. Ruiz uses the straight-line depreciation method. Which of the following correctly shows the effects of the Year 3 expenditure on the financial statements?

Option A

On January 1, Year 1, the Vanguard Company purchased a copyright for $12,000. Vanguard estimated the remaining useful life of the copyright to be 6 years. Which of the following correctly shows the effect of the first year's amortization of Vanguard's copyright?

Option B

Anton Company paid cash to prolong the life of one of its assets. Which of the following choices accurately reflects how this event would affect Anton's financial statements?

Option B Assets +/- All NA Cash Flow -IA

Emir Company purchased equipment that cost $110,000 cash on January 1, Year 1. The equipment had an expected useful life of six years and an estimated salvage value of $8,000. Assuming that Emir depreciates its assets under the straight-line method, the amount of depreciation expense appearing on the Year 4 income statement and the amount of accumulated depreciation appearing on the December 31, Year 4, balance sheet would be:

Option B Depreciation 17,000 Accumulated 68,000

Good Company paid cash to purchase mineral rights on a large parcel of land. Which of the following choices accurately reflects how this event would affect Good's financial statements?

Option C

On September 10, Year 5, Farmer Company sold a piece of equipment for $6,000. The equipment had an original cost of $34,000 and accumulated depreciation of $31,000 at the time of the sale. Which of the following correctly shows the effect of the sale on the Year 5 financial statements?

Option C

On January 1, Year 1, the Vanguard Company purchased a copyright for $12,000. Vanguard estimated the remaining useful life of the copyright to be 6 years. Which of the following correctly shows the effect of Vanguard's purchase of the copyright on the financial statements?

Option C All NA Cash Flow -IA

A machine with a book value of $38,000 is sold for $32,000. Which of the following answers would accurately represent the effects of the sale on the financial statements?

Option D

The Grant Company acquired the Lee Company for $600,000 cash. The fair value of Lee's assets was $520,000, and the company had $40,000 in liabilities. Which of the following choices would reflect the acquisition on Grant's financial statements?

Option D

Chubb Company paid cash to purchase equipment on January 1, Year 1. Select the answer that shows how the recognition of depreciation expense in Year 2 would affect assets, liabilities, equity, net income, and cash flow (+ means increase, - decrease, and NA not affected).

Option D Assets, Equity, Net Inc - Liab. and Cash Flow NA

Which of the following assets does not have an indefinite useful live?

Patent

Which method of depreciation is used by most U. S. companies for financial reporting purposes?

Straight-line

Which of the following should be the main determinant for selection of the allocation method for long-term operational assets?

The method that best matches the pattern of asset use.

Which of the following would be classified as a long-term operational asset?

Trademark.

Goodwill may be recorded in which of the following circumstances?

When one business acquires another business.

Glick Company purchased oil rights on July 1, Year 1 for $2,400,000. If 200,000 barrels of oil are expected to be extracted over the asset's life, and 30,000 barrels are extracted and sold in Year 1, the recognition of depletion expense on December 31, Year 1 would cause:

a reduction in assets of $360,000.

The recognition of depletion expense:

decreases assets and equity, and does not affect cash flow.

At the end of the current accounting period, Ringgold Co. recorded depreciation of $15,000 on its equipment. The effect of this entry on the company's balance sheet is to decrease:

owners' equity and decrease assets.

On January 1, Year 1, Eller Company purchased an asset that had cost $24,000. The asset had an 8-year useful life and an estimated salvage value of $1,000. Eller depreciates its assets on the straight-line basis. On January 1, Year 5, the company spent $6,000 to improve the quality of the asset. Based on this information, the recognition of depreciation expense in Year 5 would:

reduce total equity by $4,375.

On January 1, Year 1, Dinwiddie Company purchased a car that cost $45,000. The car had an expected useful life of 6 years and a $10,000 salvage value. Based on this information alone:

the amount of depreciation expense recognized in Year 4 would be greater if Dinwiddie depreciates the car under the straight-line method than if the double-declining-balance method is used.