Cost of Assets and the Effect on Depreciation Early in its fi rst year of business, Toner
Question:
Cost of Assets and the Effect on Depreciation Early in its fi rst year of business, Toner Company, a fi tness and training center, purchased new workout equipment. The acquisition included the following costs:
Purchase price $150,000 Tax 15,000 Transportation 4,000 Setup* 25,000 Painting* 3,000 The bookkeeper recorded an asset, Equipment, $165,000 (purchase price and tax).
The remaining costs were expensed for the year. Toner used straight-line depreciation.
The equipment was expected to last ten years with zero salvage value.
Required 1. How much depreciation did Toner report on its income statement related to this equipment in Year 1? What is the correct amount of depreciation to report in Year 1?
2. Income is $100,000 before costs related to the equipment are reported. How much income will Toner report in Year 1? What amount of income should it report? You can ignore income tax.
3. Using the equipment as an example, explain the difference between a cost and an expense.AppendixLO1
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Using Financial Accounting Information The Alternative To Debits And Credits
ISBN: 9780538452748
7th Edition
Authors: Curtis L. Norton, Gary A. Porter