The following assets have been recognized as items of property, plant, and equipment.

1. Headquarter office boardroom table and executive chairs

2. A landfill site

3. Wooden pallets in a warehouse

4. Forklift vehicles in a manufacturing plant

5. Stand-alone training facility for pilot training, including a flight simulator, classrooms equipped with desks, whiteboards and electronic instructional aids

Instructions

For each of the items listed:

a) Identify what specific costs are likely to be included in acquisition cost.

b) Explain whether any components of this asset should be given separate recognition, and why.

c) Suggest what should be taken into consideration in determining each components depreciable amount and depreciation period.

d) Suggest and explain what depreciation method might be most appropriate for each component separately identified.