Which of the following items qualifies as property, plant and equipment?
Ans c
The "carrying amount" of an item of property, plant and equipment generally refers to:
Ans a
A company pays £40,000 to replace a major component of a factory machine. The faulty component that is replaced is sold for £2,000. The carrying amount of the machine just before this replacement occurs is £450,000, of which £10,000 relates to the faulty component that is being replaced. The revised carrying amount of the machine after the replacement occurs and the profit or loss on disposal of the faulty component are:
Ans a
Which of the following would not be included in the cost of an item of property, plant and equipment?
Ans c
On 31 December 2014, a company acquires land for £500,000. The land is revalued at £530,000 on 31 December 2015 and £460,000 on 31 December 2016. The company prepares financial statements to 31 December each year and uses the revaluation model in relation to land. The correct accounting treatment of each revaluation in the statement of comprehensive income is as follows:
Ans d
Depreciation is defined as the fall in value of an asset during an accounting period. True or False?
False
On 1 January 2015, a company which prepares financial statements to 31 December each year buys an item of equipment for £20,000. Useful life is estimated to be six years and residual value is expected to be approximately £1,500. The company uses the diminishing balance method of depreciation at a rate of 35% per annum. To the nearest pound, the depreciation of this item for the year to 31 December 2016 would be:
Ans c
Borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of a qualifying asset must be capitalised as part of the cost of that asset. True or False?
Ans True
A company has the following general borrowings outstanding throughout the whole of an accounting year: 6.5% Bank loan of £400,000 8% Bank loan of £800,000 If a qualifying asset costing £50,000 is funded out of these general borrowings, the capitalisation rate that should be used is:
Ans d
If investment property is measured using the fair value model, a gain arising from a change in the fair value of an investment property must be:
Ans c
If a company adopts the revaluation method in relation to an item of property, plant and equipment, it is no longer necessary to charge depreciation in relation to that item. True or False?
False
On 1 January 2015, a company which prepares financial statements to 31 December acquires an item of equipment and receives a government grant of 20% of the item's cost. The item cost £30,000 and has an expected useful life of seven years with a residual value of approximately £4,000. The item is depreciated on the diminishing balance basis at a rate of 25% per annum. The amount of the grant that should be recognised as income in the year to 31 December 2016 is:
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