Answer:
b. A truck held for resale by an automobile dealership
Explanation:
Property plant and equipment are physical or tangible assets used by an organization in the ordinary course of business. They include Land and building used in ordinary business operations, plant and machinery used in production, Land improvements, such as parking lots and fences etc. Such assets are usually depreciated as they are used and in accordance with the organization's policy. However, assets held for sale are not used by the organization in the ordinary course of business rather, the company holds them till such assets are sold. No depreciation is computed on the assets held for sale. Hence, from the options given, a truck held for resale by an automobile dealership is the only item held for sale and does not qualify for recognition as property plant and equipment. The right answer is b.
Answer
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Explanation
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Answer: 1. B. Petty Cash
2. D. Petty Cash
3. D. Debit petty cash and credit cash
Explanation:
1. When creating the Petty Cash fund, Cash is credited because money is being removed from it. It is then put into the Petty Cash account hence a debit.
2. When taking money from Petty Cash, it is an asset and so is credited to reflect the outflow.
3. Similar to the transaction in question 1. You are taking money from cash account to.put in Petty Cash so the right procedure is to debit Petty Cash and credit Cash.
Answer:
The statement that could be made to the company President is that:
b. This year our accounts receivable turnover was up and our average collection period was down compared to the 2 previous years.
Explanation:
Since the credit sales increased by 20% with overall revenue but the average balance in the accounts receivable remained exactly as the last two year's, it means that the accounts receivable turnover have improved together with the average collection period. Given the noticeable improvements that have been instituted recently, accounts receivable are being collected timely.
Answer:
Option (a) is correct.
Explanation:
Amount paid for house three years ago = $85,000
Selling price of house today = $110,000
Therefore,
Property appreciated by following percentage:
= (change in value ÷ Amount paid for house three years ago) × 100
= [($110,000 - $85,000) ÷ $85,000] × 100
= ($25,000 ÷ $85,000) × 100
= 0.2941 × 100
= 29.41%
