Financial AccountingNon-Current Assets- Exercise

1. Gusna Co purchased a building on 31 December 20X1 for $750,000.

At the date of acquisition, the useful life of the building was estimated to be 25 years and depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method.

At 31 December 20X6, an independent valuer valued the building at $1,000,000 and the revaluation was recognised in the financial statements.

Gusna’s accounting policies state that excess depreciation arising on revaluation of non-current assets can be transferred from the revaluation surplus to retained earnings.

What is the journal entry to record the transfer of excess depreciation from the revaluation surplus to retained earnings?

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

9. An asset register showed a carrying amount of $67,460.

A non-current asset costing $15,000 had been sold for $4,000, making a loss on disposal of $1,250. No entries had been made in the asset register for this disposal.

What is the correct balance on the asset register?

10. 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