Jojo Sdn Bhd ordered from Koko Sdn Bhd a piece of specialised heavy equipment for its operations.
Question:
Jojo Sdn Bhd ordered from Koko Sdn Bhd a piece of specialised heavy equipment for its operations.
Details of cost incurred are:
Jojo Sdn Bhd received a trade discount of 10% on list price and 5% cash discount on early settlement.
Jojo Sdn Bhd obtained a loan of RM500,000 to finance the purchase. Interest expense on the loan for the year was RM25,000.
The equipment has a useful life of 5 years. Jojo Sdn Bhd estimates that dismantling cost to be RM3,500 and legal obligation to restore the site is RM6,500. Both these values are stated in present values.
Required:
Calculate the initial cost of the plant. Your answer should explain the reasons why some of the costs are not included in the calculation.
Fundamental Accounting
ISBN: 9781485112112
7th Edition
Authors: David Flynn, Carolina Koornhof, Ronald Arendse, Anna C. E. Coetzee, Edwardo Muriro, Louise Christel Posthumus, Louise Mancy Smit