Why are fixed assets reported on the balance sheet at a price that may not be accurate

Q: receivables not measured initially at their transaction price are measured initially at a. fair…

A: Financial Asset or Receivables: The financial Asset or Receivables is measured initially at fair…

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A: The correct answer is  C) Traffic speed of suppliers

Q: Because it tends to provide the most reliable measure of activity, all assets are reported on the…

A: All assets are reported on the balance sheet at their historical cost.

Q: In what way may the use of percentage depletion violatesound accounting theory?

A: Depletion: Depletion is defined as the reduction in the value of natural resources due to its…

Q: Why are fixed assets carried on the balance sheet at a price that may notreflect the true value of…

A: Fixed assets: Fixed assets are assets held on a long period basis more than one year and…

Q: Must two assets with the same fundamental characteristics (e.g. same payment stream, same credit…

A: Assets are valued on the basis of profit,cash flow and associated risk.But there value may not be…

Q: AAP should require fair value measurement of either more o

A: A fair value measurement is used to determine the worth of a certain asset or liability. As a…

Q: Which of the following types of information is not found in financial statements? * O Profits…

A: Financial Statements shows the financial performance and financial position of the company which…

Q: do liquid assets frequently have lower rates of return than fixed assets?

A: Liquid assets are the cash or cash equivalents which can be drained out frequently whereas fixed…

Q: 1. What amount should be reported hyperinflationary statement of financial position? as total assets…

A: Statement of financial position is one of the financial statements of a company, prepared at the end…

Q: How is liquidity risk associated with the asset side of the balance sheet?

A: Liquidity risk in an asset will motivate the investor/buyer to pay a lower price for acquiring it.

Q: What is an anomaly to an asset pricing model? For example explain what is pricing anomaly to CAPM…

A: An anomaly is referred when there is a considerable difference between the values computed by using…

Q: Inflation affects the historical cost of an asset over time. TRUE OR FALSE.

A: Concept of historical cost of an Assets Historical cost of an assets refers to the cost at which an…

Q: When Balance Sheets are being prepared, Assets and Liabilities are recorded at the current values,…

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A: BALANCE SHEET AMOUNTS ARE CARRIED AT NORMALLY AT BOOK VALUE

Q: If depreciation expense is not recorded how would that affect financial statements and…

A: Depreciation records the usage of a fixed asset over a period of time and allocates its cost to the…

Q: According to the principle of conservatism, when faced with uncertainty about the value of an item,…

A: In bookkeeping, the principle of conservatism, otherwise called the doctrine of prudence, is an…

Q: The main steps required in the preparation of a restated statement of financial position (in…

A: IAS 29 stands for Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies applies where an entity's…

Q: What effect does recording a sale have on a balance sheet?

A: Balance sheet: It shows the assets, liabilities, and stockholder's equity of the organization. Sale…

Q: The "net book values" of fixed assets are stated on the balance sheet. Are these figures close to…

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Q: The fair value is the value of an asset as it appears on the balance sheet. O True O False

A: The balance sheet is one of the financial statements of the business, which represents the financial…

Q: Why might disinflation prove favorable to financial assets?

A: Disinflation is the reduction or lowering of the pace of inflation. In other words in situation of…

Q: 7. How is the valuation of current assets affected if th OValuation is based on historical cost.…

A: Current assets are the assets that provide the financial benefit over a year. If the assets is held…

Q: How do you treat net loss on a balance sheet?

A: Balance sheet: It refers to a financial statement that shows all the liabilities, assets, and…

Q: Which statement is incorrect regarding reclassification of financial assets? All…

A: Reclassification of Financial Assets : (1) The Reclassification of the financial assets are…

Q: Compute the amount of the missing element of financial position.

A: Answer: We have in our financials, Debit side is always equal to credit side or we say Assets =…

Q: True or false Credits Increases in liabilities and revenue. Decrease in assets and expenses?

A: Assets - Assets are the resources owned by the company from the capital invested. Liabilities -…

Q: Must bad debt expense be reported on its own line on the income statement? If not, how should it be…

A: Bad debts expense: The amounts of loss incurred from extending credit in the customer’s account are…

Q: The balance sheet account that is usually reported at its fair market value is: a. Short-term…

A: The assets can be classified fixed assets and current assets. The assets are recorded in balance…

Q: A statement of affairs measures a deficiency – traceable to unsecured creditors without priority –…

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Q: Critically evaluate the pros and cons of the following statement: Financial statements are useless…

A: The pros and cons of the given statement are discussed hereunder : Historical cost refers to the…

Q: In financial statements, the fixed assets are shown at ... Select one: O a. Market price O b. None…

A: The GAAP is briefly known as the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles are the guidelines to be…

Q: Revaluation account is normally not credited with which of the following items: Increase in the…

A: Revaluation account is usually prepared to report the variations in the worth of assets and…

Q: The traditional way of preparing a balance sheet is to list all assets in the order of their: A)…

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Q: n current purchasing power technique   (a) Why is it necessary to consider monetary assets…

A: Purchasing Power- Purchasing Power defines the value of currency in relation to goods, It depicts…

Q: what are the examples of Items that can  be adjusted directly against equity rather than including…

A: Profit or loss account is a revenue account, whereas the equity account is a capital account. Equity…

Q: The term expense represents a decrease in asset that always results in decrease in equity

A: The income statement records the revenues and expenses incurred during the period.

Q: What is the basic accounting problem created by the monetary unit assumption when there is…

A: The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is known as the is private, non-profit organization…

Q: how to prepare balance sheet extract toshow net realizable value

A: It is assumed that the question is asking about the net realizable value of account receivables.…

Q: Which of the following would NOT be classified as a current asset on a classified balance sheet?…

A: Current assets are those assets which are in cash or can be converted into cash into short period of…

Q: 1. What are the accounting rules for determining whether to expense certain costs against revenue…

A: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles-: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is a…

Q: According to the historical cost principle, assets are always carried at their current market value.…

A: The accounting principles are required so as to record the accounting information in the accounting…