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Chapter 11: Q11-4IFRS (page 607)

Explain how gains or losses on impaired assets should be reported in income.

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Gains and losses on impaired assets are reported on “other income and expenses” in a financial statement.

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Step-by-Step SolutionStep 1: Meaning of Impairment

Impairment refers to a reduction of the market value of fixed or intangible assets,indicative of a reduction in the quantity, quality, or market value of an asset. The idea is that an asset should never be reported in a business's financial statements above the maximum amount that could be recouped through its sale.

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Explaining the gains or losses on the impaired asset that should be reported in income.

Impairment losses are often included in the "Other income and cost" line as a part of operating income. Impairment losses (and the recovery of impairment losses) are comparable to other operational costs. As a result, profits (loss recoveries) on long-lived assets should be included in an operating income in the "Other income and cost" column of an income statement.

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(Depreciation—Replacement, Change in Estimate) Greg Maddox Company constructed a building at a cost of \(2,200,000 and occupied it beginning in January 1998. It was estimated at that time that its life would be 40 years, with no salvage value.

In January 2018, a new roof was installed at a cost of \)300,000, and it was estimated then that the building would have a useful life of 25 years from that date. The cost of the old roof was $160,000.

Instructions

  1. What amount of depreciation should have been charged annually from the years 1998 to 2017? (Assume straight-line depreciation.)
  2. What entry should be made in 2018 to record the replacement of the roof?
  3. Prepare the entry in January 2018 to record the revision in the estimated life of the building if necessary.
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The company builds necessary structures and sheds on the site at a cost of \(36,000. It is estimated that these structures can serve 15 years but, because they must be dismantled if they are to be moved, they have no salvage value. The company does not intend to use the buildings elsewhere. Mining machinery installed at the mine was purchased secondhand at a cost of \)60,000. This machinery cost the former owner $150,000 and was 50% depreciated when purchased. Khamsah Mining estimates that about half of this machinery will still be useful when the present mineral resources have been exhausted, but that dismantling and removal costs will just about offset its value at that time. The company does not intend to use the machinery elsewhere. The remaining machinery will last until about one-half the present estimated mineral ore has been removed and will then be worthless. Cost is to be allocated equally between these two classes of machinery.

Instructions

  1. As chief accountant for the company, you are to prepare a schedule showing estimated depletion and depreciation costs for each year of the expected life of the mine.
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(Ratio Analysis) The 2014 annual report of Tootsie Roll Industries contains the following information.

(in millions)

December 31, 2014

December 31, 2013

Total assets

\(910.4

\)888.4

Total liabilities

219.3

208.1

Net sales

539.9

539.6

Net income

63.2

60.8

Instructions

Compute the following ratios for Tootsie Roll for 2014.

  1. Asset turnover.
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  3. Profit margin on sales.
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