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3 years ago

Match each trade organization or agreement with its description.

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Dominik [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

1. World Trade Organization

2. North American Free Trade Agreement

3. The European Union

Explanation:

a. World Trade Organization (WTO): Oversees trade agreements among over 150 member nations and arbitrates trade disagreements among member countries. The world trade organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that set rules, policies and regulates global trade across the world. It was established officially on the 1st of January, 1995.

b. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Created a free-trade zone consisting of the United States, Canada, and Mexico with the purpose of eliminating trade barriers between these countries. It officially became effective on the 1st of January, 1994.

c. The European Union (EU): An agreement between over 25 nations, which abolished tariffs among member countries and standardized policies on agriculture, transportation, and business practices. It was established officially on the 1st of November, 1993. Some of its member countries are Sweden, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Croatia, Russia, France, Spain, Netherlands etc.

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Requirement 1:

Dr Accumulated Depreciation $9,600

Cr Retained Earnings Account $9,600

Requirement 2:

Dr Depreciation Expense $6,000

Cr Accumulated Depreciation $6,000

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Year Remaining Life of machine Depreciation fraction

1 5 5/15

2 4 4/15

3 3 3/15

4 2 2/15

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Total 15

Now here, the depreciation formula is as under:

Depreciation expense = (Cost - Salvage Value) * Fraction value

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The sum of years digit fraction would be 5/15 and the cost of the machinery is $36,000. So

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The sum of years digit fraction would be 5/15 and the cost of the machinery is $36,000. So

Depreciation Expense = ($36,000 - 0) * 4/15 = $9,600

Year 2021:

Now in this year the there is change in estimate and a switch in the use of the depreciation method, which is now straight line method. The change in estimate only includes the useful life of the asset which is 6 years from the date of purchase.

So for straight-line depreciation:

Depreciation Expense = (Cost - Salvage Value) / Useful Life

By simply putting values, we have:

Depreciation Expense = $36,000 / 6 years = $6,000 per year

So this means, according to change in accounting policy, the excess depreciation charged must be eliminated from the previous years. The depreciation charge for the previous 2 years must be $12,000 and the excess depreciation charge is calculated as under:

Carrying value of the asset = $21,600 - $12,000 = $9,600

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The double entry according to the US GAAP, for the excess depreciation charge in the previous years would be the waiving off of retained earnings with the excess depreciation amount calculated above.

Dr Accumulated Depreciation $9,600

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The correct answer is True.

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