Chapter 4, Problem 22E

The following cases relate to the valuation of assets. Consider each case independently.a. World-Wide Travel Agency has office supplies costing $1,700 on hand at the balance sheet date. These supplies were purchased from a supplier that does not give cash refunds. World-Wide’s management believes that the company could sell these supplies for no more than $500 if it were to advertise them for sale. However, the company expects to use these supplies and topurchase more when they are gone. In its balance sheet, the supplies were presented at $500.b. Perez Corporation purchased land in 1957 for $20,000. In 2011, it purchased a similar parcelof land for $300,000. In its 2011 balance sheet, the company presented these two parcels ofland at a combined amount of $320,000. c. At December 30, 2011, Lenier, Inc., purchased a computer system from a mail-order sup-plier for $14,000. The retail value of the system—according to the mail-order supplier—was $20,000. On January 7, however, the system…

Recognition is the process of including within the financial statements items which meet the definition of an element according to the IASB’s Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting. Which of the following items should be recognised as an asset in the statement of financial position of a company? Select one: a. A highly lucrative contract signed during the year which is due to commence shortly after the year end b. A government grant relating to the purchase of an item of plant several years ago which has a remaining life of four years c. A skilled and efficient workforce which has been very expensive to train. Some of these staff are still in the employment of the company d. A receivable from a customer which has been sold (factored) to a finance company. The finance company has full recourse to the company for any losses

Describe the following assets and categorise them into real or financial assets giving reasons for such classification: patents, copyrights, lease payments, lease obligations, customer goodwill, a university education, a K100 note, a K1 coin, a share of Larfarge Chilanga Cement, and a bank fixed deposit.

Declarmen Corporation owns a factory in the United Kingdom. A change in business climate indicates that Declarmen should investigate for possible impairment. Below are date related to the factory’s assets ($ in millions): Book value $ 570 Undiscounted sum of future estimated cash flows 630 Present value of future cash flows 525 Fair value less cost to sell (determined by appraisal) 540 The amount of impairment loss that Declarmen should recognize according to International Financial Reporting Standards is:

Assume that a U.S.-based company is issuing securities to foreign investors who require financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS. Thus, adjustments to convert from U.S. GAAP to IFRS must be made. Ignore income taxes for given problem. Hirsch Company acquired equipment at the beginning of 2017 at a cost of $135,000. The equipment has a five-year life with no expected salvage value and is depreciated on a straight-line basis. At December 31, 2017, Hirsch compiled the following information related to this equipment: Expected future cash flows from use of the equipment . . . . . . . . $116,000Present value of expected future cash flows from use of the equipment . . . . . . . . . . .   100,000Fair value (selling price less costs to dispose) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    96,600 a. Determine the appropriate accounting for this equipment for the years ending December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018, under (1) U.S. GAAP and (2) IFRS.b. Prepare the entry(ies) that Hirsch would…

Tainan company decides to exchange its old machine and $2,600,000 cash for a new machine. The old machine has a book value of $1,400,000 and a fair value of $2,400,000 on the date of the exchange. If this transaction has commercial substance, the cost of the new machine would be recorded at

Assume that a U.S.-based company is issuing securities to foreign investors who require financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS. Thus, adjustments to convert from U.S. GAAP to IFRS must be made. Ignore income taxes for given problem. Parnell Company acquired construction equipment on January 1, 2017, at a cost of $78,400. The equipment was expected to have a useful life of six years and a residual value of $10,000 and is being depreciated on a straight-line basis. On January 1, 2018, the equipment was appraised and determined to have a fair value of $74,500, a salvage value of $10,000, and a remaining useful life of five years. In measuring property, plant, and equipment subsequent to acquisition under IFRS, Parnell would opt to use the revaluation model in IAS 16.a. Determine the appropriate accounting for this equipment for the years ending December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018, under (1) U.S. GAAP and (2) IFRS.b. Prepare the entry(ies) that Parnell would make on the…

Which statements are correct concerning measurement of cost of property, plant and equipment?I. The purchase price of an item of property, plant and equipment is the cash price equivalent at the date of recognitionII. If payment is deferred beyond normal credit terms, the difference between the cash price equivalent and total payment is recognized as interest expense over the life of the asset.III. If an item of property, plant and equipment is acquired in exchange for a nonmonetary asset or a combination of monetary and nonmonetary asset, the cost of such item is measured at fair value unless the exchange transaction lacks commercial substance or fair value of either asset received or given up is not reliably determinable.IV. If an entity is able to determine reliably the fair value of both the asset given up and asset received in an exchange, the fair value of the asset given up is used to measure the cost of asset received in exchange.

One of the main differences between U.S. GAAP and IAS/IFRS is the measurement of property, plant & equipment subsequent to initial recognition.  Read IAS 16 and answer the following questions.  Provide a list of the references you have used to search this topic. What additional disclosures should be made if property, plant & equipment are stated at revalued amounts?     Explain the effect on the company’s financial statements if a company switches from the historical cost principle to the revaluation model?  How should this change be accounted for in the financial statements?