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Depreciation expense is higher in earlier years and income is lower in the later years when using straight-line versus accelerated methods.

A) True
B) False

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Capital expenditures,also called balance sheet expenditures,are additional costs of plant assets that provide benefits extending beyond the current period.

A) True
B) False

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Greene Company purchased a machine for $75,000 that was expected to last 6 years and to have a salvage value of $6,000.At the beginning of the machine's fourth year the company decided that the estimated useful life should be revised to a total of 10 years instead of 6 years.Also,the salvage value was re-estimated to be $5,500.Straight-line depreciation was used throughout the machine's life.Calculate the depreciation expense for the fourth year of the machine's useful life.

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($75,000 − $6,000)/6 = $11,500 Original ...

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Martin Company purchases a machine at the beginning of the year at a cost of $60,000.The machine is depreciated using the straight-line method.The machine's useful life is estimated to be 4 years with a $5,000 salvage value.The book value of the machine at the end of year 4 is:


A) $13,750.
B) $55,000.
C) $30,000.
D) $5,000.
E) $0.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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The depreciation method that uses a depreciation rate that is a multiple of the straight-line rate and applies it to an asset's beginning-of-period book value is ________.

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Duncan reported net sales of $2,523 million and average total assets of $1,476 million.Its total asset turnover equals 1.71.

A) True
B) False

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A company had a tractor destroyed by fire.The tractor originally cost $85,000 with accumulated depreciation of $60,000.The proceeds from the insurance company were $20,000.The company should recognize:


A) A loss of $5,000.
B) A gain of $5,000.
C) A loss of $20,000.
D) A gain of $65,000.
E) A gain of $20,000.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Fields Company purchased equipment on January 1 for $180,000.This system has a useful life of 8 years and a salvage value of $20,000.The company estimates that the equipment will produce 40,000 units over its 8-year useful life.Actual units produced are: Year 1 - 4,000 units; Year 2 - 6,000 units; Year 3 - 8,000 units; Year 4 - 5,000 units; Year 5 - 4,000 units; Year 6 - 5,000 units; Year 7 - 7,000 units; Year 8 - 3,000 units.What would be the depreciation expense for the final year of its useful life using the units-of-production method?


A) $164,000.
B) $12,000.
C) $33,750.
D) $24,000.
E) $4,000.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The depreciation method that produces larger depreciation expense during the early years of an asset's life and smaller expense in the later years is a(an) :


A) Accelerated depreciation method.
B) Book value depreciation method.
C) Straight-line depreciation method.
D) Units-of-production depreciation method.
E) Unrealized depreciation method.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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A company's old machine that cost $40,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $22,000 was traded in on a new machine having an estimated 20-year life with an invoice price of $45,000.The company also paid $33,000 cash,along with its old machine to acquire the new machine.If this transaction has commercial substance,the new machine should be recorded at:


A) $40,000.
B) $33,000.
C) $45,000.
D) $18,000.
E) $51,000.

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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A company purchased a tract of land for its natural resources at a cost of $1,000,000.It expects to harvest 5,000,000 board feet of timber from this land.The salvage value of the land is expected to be $200,000.The depletion expense per board foot of timber is:


A) $0.75.
B) $0.24.
C) $0.20.
D) $0.16.
E) $0.04.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Minor Company installs a machine in its factory at the beginning of the year at a cost of $135,000.The machine's useful life is estimated to be 5 years,or 300,000 units of product,with a $15,000 salvage value.During its first year,the machine produces 64,500 units of product.Determine the machines' first year depreciation under the double-declining-balance method.


A) $66,000.
B) $54,000.
C) $24,000.
D) $25,800.
E) $48,000.

F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

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A company purchased store equipment for $4,300 by trading in old equipment with a cost of $2,000 and that had accumulated depreciation of $1,900 as of the exchange date.The company received a $75 trade-in allowance for the old equipment with the balance of $4,225 paid in cash.Prepare the journal entry to record the exchange,assuming the transaction had commercial substance.

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Victory Company purchases office equipment at the beginning of the year at a cost of $15,000.The machine is depreciated using the straight-line method.The machine's useful life is estimated to be 7 years with a $1,000 salvage value.The book value at the end of 7 years is:


A) $2,143.
B) $1,000.
C) $2,000.
D) $14,000.
E) $0.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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________ is an estimate of an asset's value at the end of its benefit period (or useful life).

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Salvage va...

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A company bought new heating system for $42,000 and was given a trade-in of $2,000 on an old heating system,so the company paid $40,000 cash with the trade-in.The old system had an original cost of $37,000 and accumulated depreciation of $34,000.If the transaction has commercial substance,the company should record the new heating system at:


A) $2,000.
B) $3,000.
C) $40,000.
D) $42,000.
E) $43,000.

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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Martinez owns an asset that cost $87,000 with accumulated depreciation of $40,000.The company sells the equipment for cash of $42,000.At the time of sale,the company should record:


A) A gain on sale of $2,000.
B) A loss on sale of $2,000.
C) A loss on sale of $5,000.
D) A gain on sale of $5,000.
E) A loss on sale of $45,000.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Once the estimated depreciation expense for an asset is calculated:


A) It cannot be changed,based on the historical cost principle.
B) It may be revised based on new information.
C) Any changes are accumulated and recognized when the asset is sold.
D) The estimate itself cannot be changed; however,new information should be disclosed in financial statement footnotes.
E) It cannot be changed,based on the consistency principle.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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Which of the following is an example of an extraordinary repair?


A) New tires for a truck.
B) Replacement of all florescent light tubes in an office.
C) Carpet cleaning and repair.
D) Replacing the roof on a manufacturing warehouse.
E) Routine machine maintenance.

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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A company purchased a mineral deposit for $800,000.It expects this property to produce 120,000 tons of minerals and to have a salvage value of $50,000.In the current year,the company mined and sold 9,000 tons of minerals.Its depletion expense for the current period equals:


A) $15,000.
B) $60,000.
C) $150,000.
D) $56,250.
E) $139,500.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

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