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Shaggy Limited purchased a new van on January 1,2018.The van cost $20,000.It has an estimated life of five years and the estimated residual value is $5,000.Shaggy uses the double-declining-balance method to compute depreciation. What is the depreciation expense for 2018?


A) $4,000.
B) $3,000.
C) $6,000.
D) $8,000.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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All things being equal,if average net fixed assets decrease,then the fixed asset turnover ratio will increase.

A) True
B) False

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Depreciation and maintenance are expenses associated with the use of long-lived assets.

A) True
B) False

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The useful life of an asset is always measured in years.

A) True
B) False

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The amount of depreciation expense over the life of an asset will be the same in all of the different methods of depreciation.

A) True
B) False

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The declining-balance method applies a depreciation rate to the book value of the asset at the beginning of each accounting period.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements is true when the straight-line method is used to compute depreciation?


A) The carrying value of an asset is a constant amount during the asset's useful life.
B) Accumulated depreciation is a constant amount during the asset's estimated useful life.
C) Depreciation expense per period is the depreciable cost divided by the number of periods in the asset's useful life.
D) None of the answers are acceptable.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following methods would be a typical choice for assets that are most productive when they are new but lose their utility quickly as they get older?


A) Straight line method
B) Double declining method
C) Units of production method
D) Depletion

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Assuming two companies use the same accounting methods,other things being equal,the company with a higher fixed asset turnover ratio:


A) has a greater amount invested in fixed assets than a company with a lower fixed asset turnover ratio.
B) has less invested in fixed assets than a company with a lower fixed asset turnover ratio.
C) generates less sales revenue than a company with a lower fixed asset turnover ratio.
D) makes better use of its fixed assets to generate revenues than a company with a lower fixed asset turnover ratio.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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A real estate management company buys an apartment complex for $4.8 million.An appraiser values the land at $1.1 million,the building at $3.4 million,and the equipment at $0.3 million.In addition,the company pays a 5% commission to a broker for arranging the sale.Which of the following statements is true?


A) The company would record $3.57 million as the acquisition cost of the building.
B) The company would record $1.1 million as the acquisition cost of the land.
C) The company would record $3.7 million as the acquisition cost of the building.
D) The company would record $0.24 million as an expense and $4.8 million as an asset.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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The book or carrying value of an asset is:


A) its acquisition cost less the accumulated depreciation from the acquisition date to the balance sheet date.
B) its acquisition cost plus accumulated depreciation from the acquisition date to the balance sheet date.
C) the amount that could be obtained for the asset on the balance sheet date if it were sold.
D) the annual cost of carrying the asset in inventory.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Expenditures on self-created intangible assets are accounted for in the same way as expenditures on self-constructed tangible assets.

A) True
B) False

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If a fully depreciated asset with no residual value is retired without receiving any cash on retirement:


A) a gain on disposal will be recorded.
B) depreciation must be recorded as though the asset were still on the books.
C) a loss on disposal will be recorded.
D) no gain or loss on disposal will be recorded.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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A loss on disposal of an asset is reported:


A) in the Other Revenues section of the income statement.
B) in the Other Expenses section of the income statement.
C) as a direct increase to the asset account on the balance sheet.
D) as a direct decrease to the asset account on the balance sheet.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The intangible asset most frequently reported by Canadian businesses is:


A) goodwill.
B) trademarks.
C) patents.
D) licensing rights.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Extraordinary repairs,replacements,and additions are added to the appropriate asset accounts rather than being recorded as expenses.

A) True
B) False

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All of the following costs should be capitalized when land is acquired,except,


A) Purchase cost.
B) Sales taxes.
C) Survey fees.
D) Legal fees.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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When a company determines that estimated future cash flows from an asset are different from the book value of the asset,it records:


A) an asset impairment gain,if the value of the cash flows exceeds the asset's book value.
B) an asset impairment loss,if the value of the cash flows exceeds the asset's book value.
C) an asset impairment gain,if the asset's book value exceeds the value of the cash flows.
D) an asset impairment loss,if the asset's book value exceeds the value of the cash flows.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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If the double-declining balance method were used to depreciate a building that has a 10-year useful life and a residual value equal to 10% of the building's original cost,what depreciation rate would be used?


A) 9%
B) 10%
C) 18%
D) 20%

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The gain or loss resulting from the disposal of a long-lived asset appears below the "operating income" line on the income statement.

A) True
B) False

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