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Chapter 5: Question 5ISTQ (page 262)

5. A company has purchased a tract of land and expects to build a production plant on the land in approximately five years. During the 5 years before construction, the land will be idle. Under IFRS, the land should be reported as:

(a) land expense.

(b) property, plant, and equipment.

(c) an intangible asset.

(d) a long-term investment.

Short Answer

Expert verified

The correct option is (d) a long-term investment.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of Investment

Investment can be defined as the resource held to generate capital gain. It includes any fixed asset such as land or any other asset.

02

The Explanation for Correct Option

Land will be reported as a long-term investment because it will remain idle for five years, and it might be possible that the company will sell such land to generate capital gain.

03

The Explanation for Incorrect Options

(a) Land acquired by the business entity is an asset, not an expense; therefore, this option is incorrect.

(b) Land cannot be reported in property, plant, and equipment because the land will remain idle for five years.

(c) Land has physical existence and therefore cannot be reported as an intangible asset.

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What is the purpose of a free cash flow analysis?

(Preparation of a Classified Balance Sheet) Assume that Denis Savard Inc. has the following accounts at the end of the current year.

1. Common Stock.

2. Discount on Bonds Payable.

3. Treasury Stock (at cost).

4. Notes Payable (short-term).

5. Raw Materials.

6. Preferred Stock Investments (long-term).

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Prepare a classified balance sheet in good form. (No monetary amounts are necessary.)

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(h) Capital stock

(d) Intangible assets

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Indicate by letter where each of the following items would be classified.

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11. Cash surrender value of life insurance

2. Goodwill

12. Note payable

3. Salaries and wages payable

13. Supplies

4. Account payable

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6. Equity investment (trading)

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Case 2: Sherwin-Williams Company Sherwin-Williams, based in Cleveland, Ohio, manufactures a wide variety of paint and other coatings, which are marketed through its specialty stores and in other retail outlets. The company also manufactures paint for automobiles. The Automotive Division has had financial difficulty. During a recent year, five branch locations of the Automotive Division were closed, and new management was put in place for the remaining branches.

The following titles were shown on Sherwin-Williams’s balance sheet for that year.

Account payable

Machinery and Equipment

Accounts receivable, less allowance

Other accruals

Accrued taxes

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Postretirement obligation other than pension

Employee compensation payable

Retained earnings

Finished good inventories

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Intangible and other assets

Taxes payable

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Work in process and raw material inventories.

Long-term debt

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