What are byproducts? Byproducts, or by-products, are products with relatively little value that emerge from a common process along with the main products. The main products have significant value and are referred to as...
What are byproducts? Byproducts, or by-products, are products with relatively little value that emerge from a common process along with the main products. The main products have significant value and are referred to as...
the balance sheet report the current value of an asset. True Wrong. The purpose of depreciation is to match the cost of the asset to revenues derived from using the asset or to the periods benefiting from the asset. The...
than its par value, two accounts are involved: The account Common Stock is used to record the par value of the shares being issued The account Paid-in Capital in Excess of Par?Common Stock, or Premium on Common Stock...
The preferred method for systematically moving bond discount or premium from the balance sheet over to interest expense on the income statement over the life of the bond. This method is superior to the straight-line...
The result of a corporation buying back its own bonds for an amount that is less than the carrying value of the bonds. The amount of the gain is computed by subtracting the amount spent to repurchase the bonds from the...
value. For example, the “A” items might be 20% of the items in inventory which account for 70% of the inventory value. At the other extreme the “C” items might be 60% of the items in inventory but they account...
money to the business, the entry will be to debit Cash and credit a liability account such as Notes Payable. (If Amy invests an asset other than cash, the business will record the cash equivalent or fair market value of...
What is goodwill? Definition of Goodwill In accounting, goodwill is an intangible asset associated with a business combination. Goodwill is recorded when a company acquires (purchases) another company and the purchase...
as an asset and expensed later. To defer the cost to the balance sheet is to capitalize the costs. Examples of Costs Being Expensed Costs are reported as expenses in the accounting period when they are used up, have...
of the bonds or notes payable. The credit balance in the liability account Bonds Payable minus the debit balances in the contra-liability accounts Discount on Bonds Payable and Bond Issue Costs results in the carrying...
Kindly illustrate various depreciation methods. Definition of Depreciation Depreciation is the systematic allocation of the cost of an asset to Depreciation Expenses over the asset’s useful life. If an asset will have...
the additional expenses, the company's profit will increase. 5. The most relevant amounts for making a decision are found in the general ledger. True Wrong. The amounts in the general ledger are past, historical...
How much do you depreciate an asset and when? Definition of How and When to Depreciate an Asset Depreciation begins when you place an asset in service and it ends when you take an asset out of service or when you have...
Life insurance with a cash value (as opposed to term insurance, which does not have a cash value).
A product that emerges with other products in a common process; however, this product does not have a significant value. (If it had significant value, it would be a joint product.)
The stockholders’ equity account which reports the par value of the preferred shares of stock that have been issued. Amounts received that are greater than the par value are recorded in Paid-in Capital in Excess of...
The amount of an asset’s cost that will be depreciated. It is the cost minus the expected salvage value. For example, if equipment has a cost of $30,000 but is expected to have a salvage value of $3,000 then the...
The reduction of an asset’s carrying amount. For example, we often reduce or write down inventory from its cost to its net realizable value when the net realizable value is lower.
The products with significant value that emerge at a split-off point in a process. When a joint product has little value it is referred to as a by-product.
The stockholders’ equity account that reports the par or stated value of the issued shares of common stock. If the common stock does not have a par or stated value, this account will report the amount received when...
balance sheet account (or) permanent account (or) real account This type of account is present in every adjusting entry along with an income statement account. balance sheet account (or) permanent account (or) real...
current market value is $475,000. The company’s current balance sheet will report the land at $50,000. Accrual Method of Accounting The accrual method of accounting (or accrual basis of accounting) is to be used...
The accounting guideline requiring amounts in the accounts and on the financial statements to be the actual cost rather than the current value. Accountants can show an amount less than cost due to conservatism, but...
The result of two or more amounts being combined. For example, net sales is equal to gross sales minus sales returns, sales allowances, and sales discounts. The net realizable value of accounts receivable is the...
A liability account with a credit balance associated with bonds payable that were issued at more than the face value or maturity value of the bonds. The premium on bonds payable is amortized to interest expense over the...
See Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 121. Under this standard if the undiscounted future cash flows from the asset (including sale amount) are less than its carrying amount, a loss is recognized. The amount...
(or to its estimated salvage value). Example of Reporting a Fully Depreciated Asset on the Balance Sheet A fully depreciated asset that continues to be used is reported at its cost in the Property, Plant and Equipment...
What is a toxic asset? I would define a toxic asset as an investment whose value has dropped significantly and there is no market in which to sell the asset. To illustrate, let’s assume that at the peak of the real...
Can a fully depreciated asset be revalued? A fully depreciated asset cannot be revalued because of accounting’s cost principle. Definition of a Fully Depreciated Asset A fully depreciated asset is one that has...
of depreciation taken on the plant assets since they were put into service. accumulated depreciation This contra asset account reports the amount of depreciation taken on the plant assets since they were put into...
for use as the site for the new office building, the entire $160,000 should be recorded in the Land account. 2. On July 1 of the current year, Jelco began using new equipment in its warehouse. The equipment had a cost...
(such as years). Instead, the depreciation is expressed and calculated based on the asset’s usage. Under the units-of-activity method of depreciation, the asset’s cost (less any salvage value) is allocated to the...
is not adjusted for inflation or for changes in the current value or replacement value of the asset. For buildings, equipment, fixtures, vehicles, and other long-lived tangible assets other than land, the asset’s...
Our Explanation of Depreciation emphasizes what the depreciation amounts on the income statement and balance sheet represent. Learn why depreciation is an estimated expense that does not assist in determining the current...
Our Explanation of Stockholders' Equity covers the unique terminology for a corporation's paid-in capital, retained earnings, treasury stock, and accumulated other comprehensive income. Included are cash dividends, stock...
with the depreciation expense on the income tax return. Select... True False 8. The balance in the account Accumulated Depreciation should be approximately the same as the balance in the account Depreciation Expense....
, the total market value of the shares would have been $5 million. After the 2-for-1 stock split, the corporation’s market value will also be $5 million (200,000 shares X $25 per share). This is the same for each...
Our Explanation of Bonds Payable covers the recording of bonds, the accrual of interest expense, and the amortization of the discount and premium on bonds payable. You gain an understanding on why the market value of...
It is common for a small quantity to account for most of the value. Examples: 20% of the people may have 80% of the wealth; 20% of the members do 80% of the work; 20% of the items in inventory account for 80% of the...
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