Howard, 9781259231209, Covering Chapters 1-10 |
Includes Rationales
Long-term operational assets - ANSWER: Assets used to generate revenue by a business.
Investments - ANSWER: Assets held for interest, dividends, or price appreciation.
Tangible assets - ANSWER: Assets with physical existence like buildings and equipment.
Intangible assets - ANSWER: Assets representing rights like copyrights and trademarks.
Specifically identifiable intangible assets - ANSWER: Assets with known value like patents and
copyrights.
Goodwill - ANSWER: Intangible asset from excess purchase price over identifiable assets.
Depreciation - ANSWER: Systematic allocation of asset cost over its useful life.
Natural resources - ANSWER: Assets produced by nature like oil, coal, and minerals.
Land - ANSWER: Non-depreciable asset due to infinite life and no destruction.
Amortization - ANSWER: Systematic allocation of intangible asset cost over its life.
Historical cost concept - ANSWER: Assets recorded at purchase price, not reflecting value changes.
Basket purchase of assets - ANSWER: Buying a group of assets for a single price, allocating costs.
Life cycle of a long-term operational asset - ANSWER: Process of acquiring, using, and retiring an
asset.
Straight-line depreciation - ANSWER: Equal depreciation allocation over the asset's life.
Units-of-production depreciation - ANSWER: Depreciation based on estimated units of use.
Double-declining-balance depreciation - ANSWER: Accelerated depreciation allocating more cost in
early years.
Recognition of depreciation expense - ANSWER: Reduces total assets and equity without affecting
cash flows.
Salvage value - ANSWER: Estimated value of a plant asset at the end of its life.
Accumulated depreciation - ANSWER: Contra asset account increasing as asset cost is expensed.
Contra Asset Account - ANSWER: Shows allocated cost as accumulated depreciation
Book Value - ANSWER: Historical cost minus accumulated depreciation
GAAP - ANSWER: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles