ELEMENTS OF DEPRECIATION COMPUTATION Depreciation accounting may be defined as a systematic procedure for allocating the cost of a long-lived asset over its useful life. The determination of the depreciation expense of a period depends on three basic elements. These are: • Depreciation Base. The cost to be allocated over the period of use is known as the depreciation base. This consists of the initial purchase cost of the asset minus any salvage value expected at the time of retirement plus
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units. The asset cost $ 100 000 and associated installation costs amounted to $20 000 and residual value is $5000. The amount of depreciation charged in the first year is: Selected Answer: c. $42 000 Correct Answer: b. $40 250 Question 5 0 out of 1 points If a sale and leaseback transaction results in a finance lease‚ IAS 17 Leases‚ provides the following accounting treatment for any excess of sales proceeds over the carrying amount: Selected Answer: a. immediately recognise as income
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practice of depreciation and depletion play an integral part in a company ’s cash flow and profit or loss statements. Depreciation‚ according to investopedia is a method of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life. Depletion is very similar to depreciation with very subtle differences‚ the first one being what is depreciated verses depleted. All assets (except land) are depreciated but the assets with natural resources are depleted. The methods on how depreciation and depletion
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Depreciation is the decline in the future economic benefits of a depreciable non-current asset through wear and tear and obsolescence. It is an allocation process. It can be calculated by two main methods‚ each reflecting in a distinct prospect in the way the asset is used. Depreciation is to be treated as an estimated expense that does not set aside cash for the replacement of a non-current asset. In determining the cost of acquisition of the lathes‚ any capital expenditure made must be added
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Case Study: QANTAS (Jetstar Pacific) Qantas Airline is considered to provide the longest distance travel in the world’s leading aviation. Qantas works alongside Jetstar‚ which is known as the lowest domestic and international fare provider in Australia and Singapore (Qantas Airways Limited 2013). Qantas has expanded its operations internationally to Vietnam through Jetstar Pacific by the joint venture strategic alliance (Trade Dealer 2012). In this case study it is essential to understand firstly
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and providing Qantas members through a better deal is at the heart of everything Qantas perform. Qantas Credit Union helps sustain your local community and charities‚ as well as how Qantas part to minimise impact on the environment such as Community support‚ Environment‚ Customer Owned Banking Code of Practice and Workplace Giving Program. Community and Charity Support Qantas aim has always been to support local Australian charities‚ ones where Qantas can have a primary impact and
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assets depreciate. Depreciation is defined as a non-cash expense that reduces the value of an asset as a result of physical or functional factors over time. Therefore‚ the costs of the fixed assets should be recorded as an expense over their useful lives‚ since they depreciate and must be replaced once the end of their useful life is reached. Physical depreciation factors include wear and tear during use or from being exposed to such things as weather. Functional depreciation factors include obsolescence
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turning your rental profit into taxable loss: depreciation. What is Depreciation? The money you spend for your rental property is considered by the IRS as an expense‚ and is usually written off. When you make major improvements and renovations to a property you bought‚ the IRS does not really consider the amount you sent as an expense‚ since you still have the property and its increased value. For this kind of expenses‚ the IRS allows you to claim depreciation.
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Which environmental factors will have the greatest impact on HR planning in the next five years for Qantas? QANTAS 5 year plan- Introduction – the 5 Year Plan In a press release regarding Qantas’s future in August 2011‚ CEO Alan Joyce stated that Q’s 5-year plan began firstly by “returning Qantas to profitability”‚ and the hope that revenue will “exceed the cost of capital on a sustainable basis”.[1] Joyce’s plan is premised on four pillars: Opening gateways around the world‚ growth in Asia
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Depreciation: Airplanes and Garbage Trucks Part I: Airplanes Assume that on January 1‚ 2005‚ each of the three airlines purchases a new Boeing 757 for $75 million. Each airline estimates that the residual value will be 5% of cost. Each airline uses the average depreciation period that is consistent with its policies as stated in the Appendix‚ found on page 3. On January 1‚ 2009‚ each firm sells the plane. First‚ assume that Northwest sells its plane for $55 million‚ Delta sells its plane
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