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SOLUTIONS./MANUAL
to./accompany
Fundamental Accounting Principles, Volume 2
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15thCanadian./Edition
by./Larson/Jensen/Dieckmann




Prepared./by:
Laura./Dallas,./Kwantlen./Polytechnic./University

Technical./checks./by:
Elizabeth./Hicks,./Douglas./College./
Michelle./Young,./CPA




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Chapter./9 Property,./Plant./and./Equipment./and./Intangibles


Chapter./Opening./Critical./Thinking./Challenge./Questions*

You./are./asked./by./the./CFO./of./YVR./to./evaluate./the./newest./capital./asset,./the./Airside./O
perations./Building./at./YVR,./and./to./break./it./into./major./components./for./depreciation./pu
rposes../Identify./at./least./five./major./components./and./determine./an./expected./life./for./eac
h./of./those./components.

Components./of./the./Airside./Operations./Building./could./include:
1. Building./exterior./walls 40./years
2. Roofing 25./years
3. Pavement 15./years
4. Landscaping 10./years
5. Electrical./Components 15./years
6. Flooring 15./years
7. Plumbing 15./years
8. Furniture./and./Fixtures 15./years
9. Fire./Equipment 20./years
10. Snow./Removal./Equipment 20./years



*The./Chapter./9./Critical./Thinking./Challenge./questions./are./asked./at./the./beginning./of./this.
/chapter.. / Students./are./reminded./at./the./conclusion./of./the./chapter./to./refer./to./the./Critica
l./Thinking./Challenge./questions./at./the./beginning./of./the./chapter.. / The./solutions./to./the./C
ritical./Thinking./Challenge./questions./are./available./here./in./the./Solutions./Manual./and./ac
cessible./to./students./at./Connect.




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Concept./Review./Questions

1. A./property,./plant./and./equipment./asset./is./long-
lived./in./that./it./has./a./service./life./of./longer./than./one./accounting./period;./it./is./used./in./the
./production./or./sale./of./products./or./services.. / It./is./different./from./other./assets./such./as./r
eceivables./or./inventory./in./that./the./property,./plant./and./equipment./is./used./within./the./op
erations./of./business./to./generate./profit,./whereas./inventory./is./purchased./or./manufactur
ed./for./resale.. / Receivables./represent./the./amounts./due./from./customers./based./on./past./
transactions.

2. Land./held./for./future./expansion./is./classified./as./a./long-
term./investment../It./is./not./a./property,./plant./and./equipment./asset./because./it./is./not./bein
g./used./in./the./production./or./sale./of./other./assets./or./services.

3. The./cost./of./a./property,./plant./and./equipment./asset./includes./all./normal,./reasonable,./an
d./necessary./costs./of./getting./the./asset./in./place./and./ready./to./use../For./example,./cost./in
cludes./such./items./as./the./invoice./price./paid,./freight./costs,./non./refundable./sales./taxes./
(PST,./HST)./and./all./costs./incurred./related./to./installing./and./testing./an./asset./before./it./is./
put./into./use.

4. Land./is./an./asset./with./an./unlimited./life./and,./therefore,./is./not./subject./to./depreciation.. /
Land./improvements./refer./to./items./such./as./fencing,./parking./lots./surfaces,./landscape./li
ghting./and./have./limited./lives./and./are./depreciated./over./their./useful./lives.

5. No.. / The./Accumulated./Depreciation,./Machinery./account./is./a./contra./asset./account./with./
a./credit./balance./that./does./not./represent./cash./or./any./other./funds.. / Funds./available./for./
buying./machinery./would./be./shown./on./the./balance./sheet./as./liquid./assets./with./debit./ba
lances,./such./as./the./account./Cash./and./Cash./Equivalents.. / The./balance./of./the./Accumul
ated./Depreciation,./Machinery./account./shows./the./portion./of./the./machinery's./original./co
st./that./has./been./charged./to./depreciation./expense,./and./gives./some./indication./of./how./s
oon./the./asset./will./need./to./be./replaced.

6. Revenue./expenditures,./such./as./repairs,./are./made./to./keep./a./plant./and./equipment./asset.
/in./normal,./good./operating./condition,./and./should./be./charged./to./expense./of./the./current.
/period.. / Capital./expenditures./are./made./to./extend./the./service./potential./or./the./life./of./a./
plant./and./equipment./asset./beyond./the./original./estimated./life./and./are./charged./to./the. /
plant./and./equipment./asset./account.. / After./incurring./a./capital./expenditure,./a./depreciati
on./policy./also./needs./to./be./established../7.. / Because./the./$75./cost./of./the./plant./and./equi
pment./asset./is./not./likely./to./be./material./to./the./users./of./the./financial./statements,./the./ma
teriality./principle./justifies./charging./it./to./expense.

8. Danier./Leather./did./not./report./any./gains./or./losses./on./disposal./of./assets./for./its./year./end
ed./June./28,./2014../However,./the./corporation./did./have./an./Impairment./loss./on./property./a
nd./equipment./of./$663,000.

9. A./company./might./sell./or./exchange./an./asset./when./it./reaches./the./end./of./its./useful./life,./
or. / if./it./becomes./inadequate./or./obsolete,./or./because./the./company./has./changed./its./bus
iness./plans.. / An./asset./may./also./be./damaged./or./destroyed./by./fire./or./some./other./accid
ent.

10. An./intangible./asset./has./no./physical./existence.. / Its./value./comes./from./the./unique./legal
. / and./contractual./rights./held./by./its./owner.




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11. Types./of./intangible./assets./are./patents,./copyrights,./leaseholds,./drilling./rights,./an
d./trademarks.

12. WestJet./reported./$60,623,000./as./Intangible./assets./at./December./31,./2014.

13. A./business./can./only./record./goodwill./when./the./price./paid./for./a./company./being./purchas
ed./exceeds./the./fair./market./value./of./this./company’s./net./assets./(assets./minus./liabilities)
./if./purchased./separately.


14. Westjet./did./not./report./any./Goodwill./at./December./31,./2014.

15. When./an./asset./is./constructed,./such./as./the./development./of./a./new./runway,./all./costs./for.
/construction-
related./materials./and./labour./costs./can./be./capitalized.. / Also./any./electricity./and./utilities./
consumed./relating./to./the./project,./plus./a./reasonable./amount./for./depreciation./on./any./eq
uipment./used./during./construction.. / Other./permitted./costs./include./design./fees,./buildin
g./materials./and./any./interest./charges./on./debt./outstanding./during./the./period./of./constru
ction./incurred./to./finance./the./project.




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John Wild, Ken Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles Volume 2 (Chapters 12-25)
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