Esplanade Inc. owns land that it purchased on January 1, 2001, for $420,000. At December 31, 2008,
Question:
Esplanade Inc. owns land that it purchased on January 1, 2001, for $420,000. At December 31, 2008, its current value is $770,000 as determined by appraisal. At what amount should Esplanade report this asset on its December 31, 2008, balance sheet? Explain.
Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!
Step by Step Answer:
Answer rating: 77% (9 reviews)
The company should report the asset at its historical cost of 420000 not its ...View the full answer
Answered By
Saikumar Ramagiri
Financial accounting:- Journal and ledgers, preparation of trail balance and adjusted trail balance Preparation of income statement, retained earning statement and balance sheet Banks reconciliation statements Financial statement analysis Cash flow statement analysis (both direct and indirect methods) All methods of Depreciations Management Accounting:- Ratios Budgeting control Cash budget and production budget Working capital management Receivable management Costing:- Standard and variance costing Marginal costing and decision making Cost-volume-profit analysis Inventory management (LIFO, FIFO) Preparation and estimation of cost sheet Portfolio management:- Calculation of portfolio standard deviation or risk Calculation of portfolio expected returns CAPM, Beta Financial management:- Time value of money Capital budgeting Cost of capital Leverage analysis and capital structure policies Dividend policy Bond value calculations like YTM, current yield etc International finance:- Derivatives Futures and options Swaps and forwards Business problems Finance problems Education (mention all your degrees, year awarded, Institute/University, field(s) of major): Education Qualification Board/Institution/ University Month/Year of Passing % Secured OPTIONALS/ Major ICWAI(inter) ICWAI inter Pursuing Pursuing - M.com(Finance) Osmania University June 2007 65 Finance & Taxation M B A (Finance) Osmania University Dec 2004 66 Finance & Marketing. B.Com Osmania University June 2002 72 Income Tax, Cost & Mgt, Accountancy, Auditing. Intermediate (XII) Board of Intermediate May 1999 58 Mathematics, Accountancy, Economics. S S C (X) S S C Board. May 1997 74 Mathematics, Social Studies, Science. Tutoring experience: • 10 year experience in online trouble shooting problems related to finance/accountancy. • Since 6 Years working with solution inn as a tutor, I have solved thousands of questions, quick and accuracy Skills (optional): Technical Exposure: MS Office, SQL, Tally, Wings, Focus, Programming with C Financial : Portfolio/Financial Management, Ratio Analysis, Capital Budgeting Stock Valuation & Dividend Policy, Bond Valuations Individual Skills : Proactive Nature, Self Motivative, Clear thought process, Quick problem solving skills, flexible to complex situations. Achievements : 1. I have received an Award certificate from Local Area MLA for the cause of getting 100% marks in Accountancy during my Graduation. 2. I have received a GOLD MEDAL/Scholarship from Home Minister in my MBA for being the “Top Rank student “ of management institute. 3. I received numerous complements and extra pay from various students for trouble shooting their online problems. Other interests/Hobbies (optional): ? Web Surfing ? Sports ? Watching Comics, News channels ? Miniature Collection ? Exploring hidden facts ? Solving riddles and puzzles
4.80+
391+ Reviews
552+ Question Solved
Related Book For
Intermediate Accounting principles and analysis
ISBN: 978-0471737933
2nd Edition
Authors: Terry d. Warfield, jerry j. weygandt, Donald e. kieso
Question Posted:
Students also viewed these Accounting questions
-
Mickelson Inc. owns land that it purchased on January 1, 2000, for $450,000. At December 31, 2020, its current value is $770,000 as determined by appraisal. At what amount should Mickelson report...
-
Mickelson Inc. owns land that it purchased on January 1, 2000, for $450,000. At December 31, 2010, its current value is $770,000 as determined by appraisal. At what amount should Mickelson report...
-
Pengo Ltd. owns land that it purchased at a cost of ¥400 million in 2017. The company chooses to use revaluation accounting to account for the land. The land's value fluctuates as follows (all...
-
A quality of information demonstrated when different independent observers could reach the same general conclusions that the information represents what it purports to represent is: O a...
-
Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects: Year _________Cash Flow (A) _____Cash Flow (B) 0 .................-$455,000.................. -$65,000 1.......................
-
A basketball player shoots when she is 5 m from the backboard. Knowing that the ball has an initial velocity v0 at an angle of 30? with the horizontal, determine the value of v0 when d is equal to(a)...
-
In Problem 2.4 you were asked to compute a $95 %$ CI on mean gasoline prediction interval on mileage when the engine displacement $x_{1}=275$ in. $^{3}$ Compare the lengths of these intervals to the...
-
The manager of the OBrian Glass Company is planning the production of automobile windshields for the next four months. The demand for the next four months is projected to be as shown in the following...
-
Khegu is considering investing in two possible investments. Both investments require her to invest R 1 0 0 0 0 0 . Investment A will pay him R 1 0 0 0 per month for the next 2 0 years and then a lump...
-
You are the manager of a credit department. The sales team has presented a large order from a new purchaser, Wizard Industries. For approximately 12 years, Wizard has been installing security and...
-
Soon after beginning the year-end audit work on March 10 at Engone Company, the auditor has the following conversation with the controller. CONTROLLER: The year ended March 31st should be our most...
-
What is the rationale for assigning a portion of overhead to the cost of an asset?
-
You are a systems designer working in the IT division of a large manufacturing corporation with plants throughout the country. The CIO mentions to you in passing that the vice president of marketing...
-
What distinguishes health care economics from that of other sectors? Explain.
-
Provide Three example for each of the following? 1. A product by a private distributor? 2. Package that communicates its features like use, benefit? 3. item that has had a functional modification? 4....
-
(10m) 4. Explain the importance of LOFSA to the Malaysian economy and explain the steps to be taken by the LOFSA to revive the offshore markets in the endemic stage. (10m)
-
Take the cultural intelligence assessment. What does that tell you about yourself? What does that tell you about the differences between your culture and others?
-
What should an employee do if they believe they have been subjected to workplace harassment?
-
The following information is taken from the accounting records of Bragg Ltd for year ended 30 June 2016: 1. Assuming all purchases and sales were in single transactions, prepare summary journal...
-
A. Select a recent issue (paper or online) of Report on Business Magazine, Canadian Business Magazine (online only), Bloomberg Businessweek, Fast Company, The Economist, or another business magazine....
-
Consider the function f(x) = x e x , tabulated below: (a) Find, exactly, f(1) and f"(1). (b) Use the tabulated values and the formula to estimate f(1), for various h. Compute the errors involved and...
-
Rapture Companys 2011 income statement and selected balance sheet data at December 31, 2010 and 2011, follow ($ thousands). Required Prepare the cash flows from operating activities section only of...
-
Refer to the information in Problem 16-7A. Required Prepare the cash flows from operating activities section only of the companys 2011 statement of cash flows using the directmethod. RAPTURE COMPANY...
-
Kite Corporation, a merchandiser, recently completed its calendar-year 2011 operations. For the year, (1) All sales are credit sales, (2) All credits to Accounts Receivable reflect cash receipts from...
-
Exactly 24 months ago in 2019, centronics inc issued a 15 year bond. the bond was issued at par to yield 6%. it pays interest annually. over the last 12 months, yields on bonds of similar risk have...
-
How COVID-19 news evoked sentiments and emotions. What are the financial implications of these sentiments for investors/policy makers?
-
How does the network of global stock markets reacts to covid-19? What countries (stock markets) plays most important role during covid-19? Explain.
Study smarter with the SolutionInn App