Air New Zealand (ANZ) is a Star Aliance member airline. Assume that early in 2020, ANZ purchased
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Air New Zealand (ANZ) is a Star Aliance member airline. Assume that early in 2020, ANZ purchased equipment at a cost of \(\$ 200,000(\mathrm{NZ})\). Management expects the equipment to remain in service for four years and the estimated residual value to be negligible. ANZ uses the straight-line depreciation method. Through an accounting error, ANZ expensed the entire cost of the equipment at the time of purchase.
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Prepare a schedule to show the overstatement or understatement in the following items at the end of each year over the four-year life of the equipment. Ignore income taxes.
1. Total current assets 2. Equipment, net 3. Net income 4. Shareholders' equity
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9780135433065
7th Canadian Edition
Authors: Walter Harrison, Wendy Tietz, C. Thomas, Greg Berberich, Catherine Seguin