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A gain on sale of a plant asset occurs when the proceeds of the sale are greater than the


A) salvage value of the asset sold.
B) market value of the asset sold.
C) book value of the asset sold.
D) accumulated depreciation on the asset sold.

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Henson Company incurred $600,000 of research and development costs in its laboratory to develop a new product.It spent $90,000 in legal fees for a patent granted on January 2, 2021.On July 31, 2021, Henson paid $60,000 for legal fees in a successful defense of the patent.What is the total amount that should be debited to Patents through July 31, 2021?


A) $600,000
B) $150,000
C) $750,000
D) Some other amount

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Research and development costs that result in a successful product that is patentable are charged to the Patent account.

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Additions and improvements


A) occur frequently during the ownership of a plant asset.
B) normally involve immaterial expenditures.
C) increase the book value of plant assets when incurred.
D) typically only benefit the current accounting period.

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Natural resources are long-lived productive assets that are extracted in operations and are replaceable only by an act of nature.

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Which of the following is not true of ordinary repairs?


A) They primarily benefit the current accounting period.
B) They can be referred to as revenue expenditures.
C) They maintain the expected productive life of the asset.
D) They increase the productive capacity of the asset.

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An asset that cannot be sold individually in the market place is


A) a patent.
B) goodwill.
C) a copyright.
D) a trade name.

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In calculating depreciation, both plant asset cost and useful life are based on estimates.

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The cost of a purchased building includes all of the following except


A) closing costs.
B) real estate broker's commission.
C) remodeling costs.
D) All of these answers are correct.

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The depreciable cost of a plant asset is its original cost minus obsolescence.

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A term that is not synonymous with property, plant, and equipment is


A) plant assets.
B) fixed assets.
C) intangible assets.
D) long-lived tangible assets.

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A characteristic of capital expenditures is that the expenditures occur frequently during the period of ownership.

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Conceptually, the cost allocation procedures for natural resources parallels that of plant assets.

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When constructing a building, a company is permitted to include the acquisition cost and certain interest costs incurred in financing the project.

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Equipment that cost $420,000 and on which $200,000 of accumulated depreciation had been recorded was sold for $180,000 cash.The entry to record this transaction would include a


A) gain of $40,000.
B) loss of $40,000.
C) credit to the Equipment account for $220,000.
D) credit to Accumulated Depreciation for $200,000.

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On January 1, 2019, Santo Company purchased a computer system for $30,500.The system had an estimated useful life of five years and no salvage value.At January 1, 2021, the company revised the remaining useful life to two years.What amount of depreciation will be recorded for 2021 and 2022?

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If the proceeds from the sale of a plant asset exceed its book value, a gain on disposal occurs.

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Intangible assets


A) should be reported under the heading Property, Plant, and Equipment.
B) are not reported on the balance sheet because they lack physical substance.
C) should be reported as Current Assets on the balance sheet.
D) should be reported as a separate classification on the balance sheet.

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A change in the estimated useful life of a plant asset may cause a change in the amount of depreciation recognized in the current and future periods, but not prior periods.

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Losses on exchanges of plant assets that have commercial substance are


A) not possible.
B) deferred.
C) recognized immediately.
D) deducted from the cost of the new asset acquired.

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