Survey Of Accounting
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Author: Edmonds, Thomas P.
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Explain the manner in which the error of expensing the cost of a truck will affect the income statement and the balance sheet in the year in which the mistake is made.
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John Smith mistakenly expensed the cost of a long-term tangible fixed asset. Specifically, he charged the cost of a truck to a delivery expense account. How will this error affect the income statement and the balance sheet in the year in which the mistake is made?
1. An entity made a very large arithmetical error in the calculation of depreciation. The
correction of the error when discovered in the next year should be treated as
Choices;
A prior period adjustment
Other expense for the year when the error was made.
An increase in depreciation expense for the year when the error is discovered.
A component of income for the year when the error is discovered but separately reported.
2. Items directly affecting Retained Earnings include all of the following Except
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which of the following statements is not correct?
1) generally accepted accounting principles require that the original cost of a long-term asset continue to appear in the asset account until the disposition of the asset.
2)The book value of a long-term asset is reduced each year as depreciation is recorded Building and trucks are examples of long -term assets
3)Salvage value is computed by subtracting the accumulated depreciation from the cost of a long-term asset.
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