a.the total amount to be charged (debited) to expense over an asset’s useful life
b.the cost of the asset less the related depreciation recorded to date
c.the estimated market value of the asset at the end of its useful life
d.the acquisition cost of the asset
4) melverns corporation has an investment in 10,000 shares of wallace company
common stock with a cost of $436,000. these shares are used in a property dividend to
stockholders of melverns. the property dividend is declared on may 25 and scheduled to
be distributed on july 31 to stockholders of record on june 15. the fair value per share of
wallace stock is $63 on may 25, $66 on june 15, and $68 on july 31. the net effect of
this property dividend on retained earnings is a reduction of
a.$680,000
b.$660,000
c.$630,000
d.$436,000
5) assume that a manufacturing corporation has (1) good quality control, (2) a one-year
operating cycle, (3) a relatively stable pattern of annual sales, and (4) a continuing
policy of guaranteeing new products against defects for three years that has resulted in
material but rather stable warranty repair and replacement costs. any liability for the
warranty
a.should be reported as long-term
b.should be reported as current
c.should be reported as part current and part long-term
d.need not be disclosed
6) solar products purchased a machine for $39,000 on july 1, 2012. the company
intends to depreciate it over 4 years using the double-declining balance method. salvage
value is $3,000. depreciation for 2013 is
a.$19,500
b.$9,750
c.$14,625
d.$9,000