Financial AccountingNon-Current Assets- Exercise

1. A business purchased a motor car on 1 July 20X3 for $20,000. It is to be depreciated at 20 per cent per year on the straight-line basis, assuming a residual value at the end of five years of $4,000, with a proportionate depreciation charge in the years of purchase and disposal.

The $20,000 cost was correctly entered in the cash book but posted to the debit of the motor vehicles repairs account.

How will the business profit for the year ended 31 December 20X3 be affected by the error?

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

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

9. What are the correct ledger entries to record an acquisition of a non-current asset on credit?

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?