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17 Cards in this Set
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Additions
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Expenditures on assets which increase or extend them
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Capital expenditure
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expenditure on an asset whereby:
1. the useful life of the asset is increased. 2. the quantity of units produced form the asset is increased, or 3. the quality of the units produced is enhanced |
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Capitalization period
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period of time during which interest must be capitalized. it begins when
1. expenditures for the asset have been made, 2. activities that are necessary to get the asset ready for its intended use are in progress, and 3. interest cost is being incurred. The time ends when the asset is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. |
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Historical cost
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the value of an asset measured by the cash or cash equivalent price of obtaining the asset and bringing it to the location and condition necessary for its intended use.
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Improvements
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Expenditures that substitute a better asset for an existing one
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Involuntary conversion
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An asset's service is terminated through fire, flood, theft, condemnation or some other manner not intended buy the owner of the asset
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Lump sum price
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the aggregate price at which a group of assets is acquired
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Major repairs
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Expenditures made to maintain plant assets whereby the expenditures benefit more than one year or one operating cycle, whichever is longer.
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Nonmonetary assets
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Assets whose price in terms of the monetary unit may chance over time, whereas monetary assets--cash or short-or-long-term accounts and notes receivable--are fixed in terms of units of currency by contract or otherwise.
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Nonreciprocal transfers
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Transfer of assets in one direction such as contributions (donations or gifts)
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Ordinary repairs
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Expenditures made to maintain plant assets in operating condition.
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Property, plant, and equipment
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Assets that
1. are acquired for use in operations and not for resale, 2. are long-term in nature and usually subject to depreciation, and 3. possess physical substance |
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Rearrangement and reinstallation costs
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Expenditures intended to benefit future periods that result from rearranging or reinstalling assets
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Replacements
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Expenditures that substitute a similar asset for an existing asset
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Revenue (expense) expenditure
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An expenditure on an asset whereby
1. the useful life of the asset does not increase, 2. the quantitiy of units produced from the asset does not increase, and 3. the quality of the units produced is not enhanced. |
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Self-constructed assets
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Assets constructed by a company rather than purchased
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Weighted-average accumulated expenditures
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The construction of expenditures that are weighted by the amount of time that interest cost could be incurred on the expenditure
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