The following items are from the assets section of WestJet Airlines Ltd.'s December 31, 2015, statement of
Question:
The following items are from the assets section of WestJet Airlines Ltd.'s December 31, 2015, statement of financial position (in thousands):
Accounts receivable...........................................................82,136
Accumulated depreciation-aircraft.....................................1,170,643
Accumulated depreciation-buildings.....................................30,419
Accumulated depreciation-ground, property and equipment........196,829
Aircraft.....................................................................3,912,617
Buildings.....................................................................136,783
Cash.........................................................................1,252,370
Ground and other property and equipment..............................821,753
Intangible assets...............................................................63,549
Inventory.......................................................................36,018
Other assets....................................................................89,942
Prepaid expenses, deposits, and other....................................131,747
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
ISBN: 978-1119368458
7th Canadian edition
Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Barbara Trenholm, Wayne Irvine