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Northern purchased the entire business of Southern including all its assets and liabilities for $600,000.Below is information related to the two companies: How much goodwill did Northern pay for acquiring Southern?


A) $100,000.
B) $300,000.
C) $200,000.
D) $150,000.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Bricker Enterprises purchased a machine for $100,000 on October 1,2012.The estimated service life is ten years with a $10,000 residual value.Bricker records partial-year depreciation based on the number of months in service.Depreciation expense for 2012,using straight-line,is:


A) $1,500.
B) $7,500.
C) $2,250.
D) $2,500.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Profit margin is net income divided by net sales.

A) True
B) False

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Bricktown Exchange purchases a copyright on January 1,2012,for $50,000.The copyright has a remaining legal life of 25 years,but only an expected useful life of five years with no residual value.Assuming the company uses the straight-line method,what is the amortization expense for the year ended December 31,2012?


A) $0.
B) $2,000.
C) $3,333.
D) $10,000.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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On January 1,2010,Jacob Inc.purchased a commercial truck for $48,000 and uses the straight-line depreciation method.The truck has a useful life of eight years and an estimated residual value of $8,000.On December 31,2012,Jacob Inc.sold the truck for $30,000.What amount of gain or loss should Jacob Inc.record on December 31,2012?


A) Gain,$22,000.
B) Loss,$18,000.
C) Gain,$5,000.
D) Loss,$3,000.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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We use the term capitalize to describe recording an expenditure as an expense. We use the term capitalize to describe recording an expenditure as an asset.

A) True
B) False

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When a change in estimate is required,the company changes depreciation in prior,current and future years. When a change in estimate is required,the company changes depreciation in current and future years,but not in prior periods.

A) True
B) False

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We capitalize repairs and maintenance expenditures because they maintain a given level of benefits. We expense repairs and maintenance expenditures in the period incurred because they maintain a given level of benefits.

A) True
B) False

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Using the double-declining balance method,the book value at December 31,2013 would be:


A) $21,600.
B) $24,800.
C) $36,000.
D) $45,600.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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ACME Drilling is evaluating an off-shore oil drilling platform for possible impairment.They estimate the following: book value,$18.5 million; fair value,$12 million; sum of estimated future cash flows generated from the oil drilling platform,$16 million.What amount of impairment loss,if any,should they record?

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Step 1: Test for Impairment The long-term asset is impaired since future cash flows ($16 million)are less than book value ($18.5 million). Step 2: If Impaired,Record Loss The impairment loss is $6.5 million calculated as the amount by which book value ($18.5 million)exceeds fair market value ($12 million).

ABO purchased a truck at the beginning of 2012 for $140,000.They sold the truck at the end of 2013 for $95,000.If the expected life of the truck was six years with a residual value of $20,000 and ABO uses straight-line depreciation,which of the following is true regarding the entry to record the sale of the truck?


A) Credit Gain $5,000.
B) Debit Loss $5,000.
C) Credit Accumulated Depreciation $40,000.
D) Credit Truck $100,000.Cash 95,000Loss 5,000*[($140,000 - $20,000) /6 years] = $20,000 per year x 2 years = $40,000.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Taco Hut purchased equipment on May 1,2012,for $15,000.Residual value at the end of an estimated 8 year service life is expected to be $3,000.Calculate depreciation expense using the straight-line method for 2012 and 2013,assuming a December 31 year-end.

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A more comparable measure of profitability than income is return on assets,which equals net income divided by average total assets.

A) True
B) False

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Book value is equal to the original cost of the asset minus the current balance in Accumulated Depreciation.

A) True
B) False

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Aspen,Inc.developed a new horse transport device and incurred research and development costs of $250,000.Rather than continue with their own research,Aspen decided to purchase a patent for a similar design from Vail,Inc.for $350,000.What are the total assets and expenses for these developments?


A) Assets $600,000; Expenses $0.
B) Assets $250,000; Expenses $350,000.
C) Assets $350,000; Expenses $250,000.
D) Assets $0; Expenses $600,000.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Accumulated Depreciation is a liability account that is increased by credits. Accumulated Depreciation is a contra-asset account; it reduces an asset account.

A) True
B) False

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Crestview Estates purchased a tractor on January 1,2012,for $65,000.The tractor's useful life is estimated to be 30,000 miles and has a residual value of $5,000.If Crestview used the tractor 5,000 miles in 2012 and 3,000 miles in 2013,what is the balance for accumulated depreciation at the end of 2013 using the activity method?


A) $38,000.
B) $6,000.
C) $16,000.
D) $10,000.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Contrast the effects of the straight-line,declining-balance,and activity-based depreciation methods on annual depreciation expense.

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Straight-line creates an equal amount of...

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Why don't we depreciate land? What are land improvements? Why do we record land and land improvements separately?

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We don't depreciate land because its ser...

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The exclusive right to benefit from a creative work,such as a film,is a:


A) Patent.
B) Copyright.
C) Trademark.
D) Franchise.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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