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(a) Maxim Bhd is involved in the property development business constructing buildings for other companies' uses as well as for residential purposes. Apart from owning various heavy construction equipment like concrete mixers, concrete plants and cranes to construct buildings, items like electrical service ducts are also used in the construction. The electrical service ducts are generally used to house the cables that carries the electrical supply. The relevant authority will carries out safety inspections and issue clearance letters to Maxim Bhd if the regulations are observed. Required: Discuss whether; (i) The construction equipment constitutes an asset. (5 marks) (ii) The electrical service ducts can be classified as PPE in accordance with IAS 16 (5 marks) (b) Putra Bhd. commenced a project to design a more efficient solar energy saving system to be used in households. The project began on 1 January 2019. The following are events related to that project in the year 2019: Months Cost Paid RM145,000 in salaries of company engineers and consultants who conducted basic tests on existing solar energy saving systems available in the market. Spent RM165,000 on developing a new system, including the production of a basic model. The basic model, which was developed in March, was found to be ineffective in resolving issues related to existing solar energy saving systems. Acquired a patent for SPONGEBOK360, a fibrous component, from CAPRI Bhd. for RM330,000. The purchase was made to be able to use the fibrous component in designing the system. Spent RM135,000 on revising the processes and incorporated SPONGEBOK360 in the systems design. January March April May June Required: Identify the accounting treatment for the various costs related to the solar energy saving system design. Justify your answer in accordance to research and development cost. (a) Maxim Bhd is involved in the property development business constructing buildings for other companies' uses as well as for residential purposes. Apart from owning various heavy construction equipment like concrete mixers, concrete plants and cranes to construct buildings, items like electrical service ducts are also used in the construction. The electrical service ducts are generally used to house the cables that carries the electrical supply. The relevant authority will carries out safety inspections and issue clearance letters to Maxim Bhd if the regulations are observed. Required: Discuss whether; (i) The construction equipment constitutes an asset. (5 marks) (ii) The electrical service ducts can be classified as PPE in accordance with IAS 16 (5 marks) (b) Putra Bhd. commenced a project to design a more efficient solar energy saving system to be used in households. The project began on 1 January 2019. The following are events related to that project in the year 2019: Months Cost Paid RM145,000 in salaries of company engineers and consultants who conducted basic tests on existing solar energy saving systems available in the market. Spent RM165,000 on developing a new system, including the production of a basic model. The basic model, which was developed in March, was found to be ineffective in resolving issues related to existing solar energy saving systems. Acquired a patent for SPONGEBOK360, a fibrous component, from CAPRI Bhd. for RM330,000. The purchase was made to be able to use the fibrous component in designing the system. Spent RM135,000 on revising the processes and incorporated SPONGEBOK360 in the systems design. January March April May June Required: Identify the accounting treatment for the various costs related to the solar energy saving system design. Justify your answer in accordance to research and development cost.
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