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. 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. 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?

 
 
 
 

4. 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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

6. 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?

 

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

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

 

 
 
 
 


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