Financial AccountingNon-Current Assets- Exercise

1. The carrying amount of a company’s non-current assets was $200,000 at 1 August 20X0.

During the year ended 31 July 20X1, the company sold non-current assets for $25,000 on which it made a loss of $5,000.

The depreciation charge for the year was $20,000. What was the carrying amount of noncurrent assets at 31 July 20X1?

2. 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?

3. B acquired a lorry on 1 May 20X0 at a cost of $30,000.

The lorry has an estimated useful life of four years, and an estimated resale value at the end of that time of $6,000.

B charges depreciation on the straight-line basis, with a proportionate charge in the period of acquisition.

What will the depreciation charge for the lorry be in B’s accounting period to 30 September 20X0?

4. Which one of the following assets may be classified as a non-current asset in the financial statements of a business?

5. A company bought a property four years ago on 1 January for $ 170,000. Since then property prices have risen substantially and the property has been revalued at $210,000. The property was estimated as having a useful life of 20 years when it was purchased. What is the balance on the revaluation surplus reported in the statement of financial position?

6. What is the purpose of charging depreciation in financial statements?

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

8. Which of the statements below correctly states the purpose of the asset register?

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

10. Which of the following best explains what is meant by ‘capital expenditure’?