1) What caused the existing system at ETO to fail? This system was based on the assumption that direct costs and overhead are consumed in the same proportion for all product testing. However, this is not the case and therefore the system failed. For example, due to the implementation of the vendor certification and the just-in-time delivery, some products are already tested and do not need any further tests, and ETO faces a decreasing number of the tests performed. On the other hand, new components
would be a lower bad debt percentage in 2012 but a potentially higher bad debt percentage in 2013. 2012 bad debt percentage would look very diminished. Valuation of Asset #3: Depreciation of Long-Lived Assets. * According to CAC’s accounting policies, computer equipment is depreciated in a straight-line depreciation method over ten years. Office and store equipment is depreciated in a straight-line method as well except over five years. As mentioned in the above section under ROE, it is common
ACCOUNTING CASE ASSIGNMENT #1 ATHINA BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD. October 4th, 2013 To: CFO of Athina Building Supplies Ltd. From: CA Re: Issues and Recommendation Regarding Athina Building Supplies Ltd. ROLE I am an advisor to the CFO hired to evaluate the events that occurred during the year ended December 31st, 2017, and to prepare a report on an examination of the financial statements, any issues with Athina’s new management, and any problems that could potentially affect net income
Accounting Standards Codification 840 Leases The purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss ASC 840 Leases specifically Capital, Operating and Sale-Leaseback summarizing the essential components of the standard including recognition, measurement, subsequent measurement, financial, political, and economic impact for the company and its investors. Leases are contracts between the lessor (owner) and the lessee (client) to use an asset for a specified period of time in exchange for rental payments
CHAPTER 21 Accounting for Leases ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) Topics Questions Brief Exercises Exercises Problems Concepts for Analysis *1. Rationale for leasing. 1, 2, 4 1, 2 *2. Lessees; classification of leases; accounting by lessees. 3, 5, 7, 8, 14 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 *3. Disclosure of leases. 19 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 2, 3, 5 *4. Lessors;
way to maintain transparency with consumers by showing them that we are profiting from our spending and remaining competitive within the industry. The next major issue I wish to address is the proposed decrease in depreciation expense. In the projected income statement, depreciations are reduced down from $50,000 to $25,000 by increasing
ASSETS Land Assets subject to depreciation Buildings and equipment Furniture and
The conceptual framework is used to outline potential courses of action or to present an ideal approach to an idea or thought. The framework describes basic concepts that underline the preparation and presentation of financial statements for external users. Qualitative characteristics of financial information are discussed in the conceptual framework of the standard setter, to whose work they are essential. If financial information is to be useful, it must be relevant and faithfully represent what
recognize that many financial statement users would be confused of when the property, plant, and equipment are reported at fair value as well as depreciation expense will be based on actual economic depreciation of the property, plant, and equipment for each year. I understand the purpose of revaluation based on the fair value and applying the economic depreciation in order to improve and provide accurate asset and expense valuation on a continuing basis to financial
and capital gain. (a) Compute recaptured depreciation and capital gain (loss), if any. (b) Find the firm’s tax liability. |(a) Book Value ’ 100,000 (1 – 0.20 – 0.32 – 0.19) ’ $29,000 | |Recaptured depreciation ’ 40,000 – 29,000 | |’ $11,000