ACCT 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Book Value, Retained Earnings, Impaired Asset

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Depreciation is the systematic allocation (not valuation) of the depreciable. Depreciation method depends on useful life, residual value (sale or scrap), pattern. Useful life: the period over which an asset is expected to be available for use by an entity; or the number of production or similar units expected to be obtained from the asset by the entity. Relates to expected utility. of flow of benefits over the useful life reassessed annually. Depreciation methods: straight-line; reducing balance; units of production. Recall recording gain/loss on sale based on discrepancies between book and. Improvements to assets are capitalised (where repairs/maintenance are. A machine with an original cost of ,000 and accumulated depreciation of ,000 (as at 30 june 2008) It was sold on 1 aug 2008 for ,000 cash. The straight-line method was used to record depreciation on the old asset. The annual amount of depreciation was ,000. Additional expenditure on assets after acquisition (maintenance versus.

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