Financial AccountingNon-Current Assets- Exercise

1. Which one of the following statements correctly defines non-current assets?

2. 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?

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

4. A car was purchased by a newsagent business in May 20X0 for:
Cost         $ 10,000
Road tax $       150
Total        $ 10,150
The business adopts a date of 31 December as its year end. The car was traded in for a replacement vehicle in August 20X3 at an agreed value of $5,000.

It has been depreciated at 25% per annum on the reducing balance method, charging a full year’s depreciation in the year of purchase and none in the year of sale.

What was the profit or loss on disposal of the vehicle during the year ended December 20X3?

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

6. Which of the following items should be included in current assets?
(i) Assets which are not intended to be converted into cash
(ii) Assets which will be converted into cash in the long term
(iii) Assets which will be converted into cash in the near future

7. Which of the following should be included in the reconciliation of the carrying amount of tangible non-current assets at the beginning and end of the accounting period?

1. Additions
2. Disposals
3. Depreciation
4. Increases/decreases from revaluations

8. Which of the following should be disclosed for tangible non-current assets according to IAS 16 Property, plant and equipment?

1. Depreciation methods used and the total depreciation allocated for the period
2. A reconciliation of the carrying amount of non-current assets at the beginning and end of the period
3. For revalued assets, whether an independent valuer was involved in the valuation
4. For revalued assets, the effective date of the revaluation

9. 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?

10. 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?