first payment due on May 1, 2004. The note is noninterestbearing. The prevailing market rate of interest on notes of this kind is 12%. Prepare the required journal entries on May 1, 2003(year-end). The useful life of the equipment was estimated
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After updating the depreciation, the machine’s book value on September
30, 2005, is:
a. $54,000.
b. $46,000.
c. $40,000.
d. $60,000.
Cost Accumulated Depreciation:
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Valuation of plant assets at acquisition
For one piece: reasonable and necessary expenditure For lump-sum purchase:allocating to the various assets purchased according their fair market value. Plant assets can be acquired with long-term notes payable. (In
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Acquisition of plant assets with note payable
In such situation, in order to be in accordance with the cost principle, the recorded cost of an asset purchased on credit is based on one of the following, whichever is more objective and reliable: (1) the cash equivalent price (market value) and (2) the present value of the future cash payments required by the debt agreement discounted at the prevailing (market) interest rate for that type of debt.