Financial AccountingNon-Current Assets- Exercise

1. An organisation’s asset register shows a carrying amount of $145,600. The non-current asset account in the nominal ledger shows a carrying amount of $135,600.

The difference could be due to a disposed asset not having been deducted from the asset register. Which one of the following could represent that asset?

2. A manufacturing company receives an invoice on 29 February 20X2 for work done on one of its machines.

$25,500 of the cost is actually for a machine upgrade, which will improve efficiency.

The accounts department do not notice and charge the whole amount to maintenance costs.

Machinery is depreciated at 25% per annum on a straight-line basis, with a proportional charge in the years of acquisition and disposal.

By what amount will the profit for the year to 30 June 20X2 be understated?

3. Which of the following costs would be classified as capital expenditure for a restaurant business?

4. David is entering an invoice for a new item of equipment in the accounts. The invoice shows the following costs:
Water treatment equipment $ 39,800
Delivery   $ 1,100
Maintenance charge $ 3,980
Sales tax $ 7,854
Invoice total    $ 52,734

David is registered for sales tax. What is the total value of capital expenditure on the invoice?

5. Alpha sells machine B for $50,000 cash on 30 April 20X4.

Machine B cost $100,000 when it was purchased and has a carrying amount of $65,000 at the date of disposal.

What are the journal entries to record the disposal of machine B?

6. W bought a new printing machine. The cost of the machine was $80,000.

The installation costs were $5,000 and the employees received training on how to use the machine, at a cost of $2,000. Before using the machine to print customers’ orders, a test was undertaken and the paper and ink cost $1,000.

What should be the cost of the machine in the company’s statement of financial position?

7. A company’s policy is to charge depreciation on plant and machinery at 20% per year on cost, with proportional depreciation for items purchased or sold during a year.

The company’s plant and machinery at cost account for the year ended 30 September 20X3 is shown below;

PLANT AND MACHINERY – COST

What should be the depreciation charge for plant and machinery (excluding any profit or loss on the disposal) for the year ended 30 September 20X3?

8. Pinato Co purchased a building on 30 June 20X8 for $1,250,000. At acquisition, the useful life of the building was 50 years. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis.

10 years later, on 30 June 20Y8 when the carrying amount of the building was $1,000,000, the building was revalued to 20Y9?

Assuming no further revaluations take place, what is the balance on the revaluation surplus at 30 June?

9. The plant and machinery at cost account of a business for the year ended 30 June 20X4 was as follows:

                                                                  PLANT AND MACHINERY – COST

The company’s policy is to charge depreciation at 20% per year on the reducing balance basis, with proportionate depreciation in the years of purchase and disposal.
What should be the depreciation charge for the year ended 30 June 20X4?

10. Which one of the following would occur if the purchase of computer stationary was debited to the computer equipment at cost account?