The following items are from the assets section of WestJet Airlines Ltd.'s December 31, 2012, statement of
Question:
The following items are from the assets section of WestJet Airlines Ltd.'s December 31, 2012, statement of financial position (in thousands):
Accounts receivable............................................................................$ 37,576
Accumulated depreciation-aircraft...................................................... 1,127,889
Accumulated depreciation-buildings.........................................................20,025
Accumulated depreciation-ground property and equipment..............................79,052
Accumulated depreciation-leasehold improvements............................................5,536
Accumulated depreciation-spare engines and parts............................................44,713
Aircraft.........................................................................................2,605,277
Buildings.........................................................................................135,924
Cash.............................................................................................1,459,822
Ground property and equipment...............................................................136,167
Inventory.....................................................................................................35,595
Intangible assets............................................................................................50,808
Leasehold improvements...................................................................................16,538
Other assets.....................................................................................................297,899
Prepaid expenses, deposits, and other.......................................................................101,802
Spare engines and parts.............................................................................................146,422
Instructions
(a) Identify the statement of financial position category in which each of the above items should be classified.
(b) Prepare the assets section of the statement of financial position.
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Financial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
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6th Canadian edition
Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Barbara Trenholm, Wayne Irvine