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Question 1 1 / 1 pts Which of the following describes the concept of capitalization? Capitalization is another term for depreciation. Capitalization is when the purchase cost of an item is recorded as an asset. Capitalization involves the immediate expensing of the purchase cost of an asset. Capitalization is what happens when an asset is sold. Correct. Capitalization is when the cost of an asset is recorded as a capital asset, for potential depreciation over its life. Question 2 1 / 1 pts When a company reports a loss on the sale of an asset, this means that: The company received less from the sale of the asset than the book value. The company depreciates the asset all the way down to its salvage value. They have sold the asset for more than the net book value. The sale price is less than the fair market value. Correct. A loss is the difference between current book value at the time of disposal versus the amount the company receives from selling the asset, when that sale amount is less. Question 3 1 / 1 pts True or False? Land is always depreciated using the straight-line method, allocating it over the best estimate of its life. (True)
(False) Correct. Land is a unique asset in that it is never depreciated, partly due to the fact that it does not have a finite life. Incorrect Question 4 0 / 1 pts Which of the below assets would most likely be depreciated? Parking Lot Inventory Land Supplies Try again. Land, although a long-term asset, can never be depreciated. Supplies and Inventory are current assets that are not subject to depreciation. Review the page titled “Examples of What are Tangibles and Intangibles.” Question 5 1 / 1 pts The double declining balance depreciation method will result in the following pattern of depreciation: Zero depreciation in the earlier years, and then the entire lump sum of depreciation in the final years. An equal amount of depreciation each year. A depreciation amount that starts low and increases year after year. A depreciation amount that starts high and decreases year after year.
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