Quiz - IAS 16 - Property, Plant and Equipment: (A) (B) (C) (D)
Quiz - IAS 16 - Property, Plant and Equipment: (A) (B) (C) (D)
Quiz - IAS 16 - Property, Plant and Equipment: (A) (B) (C) (D)
Equipment
1) Multipart has purchased a budget airline and is discussing the way in
which it should depreciate the aircraft as aircraft have a lifespan of 10
years, engines have a lifespan of seven years and tyres have a lifespan
of 18 months. The aircraft should be depreciated on a straight-line
basis over
(a) 1.5 years useful life
(b)Seven years useful life of the engine, 1.5 years useful life of the
tyres, and 10 years useful life applied to the balance
(c) Seven years useful life
(d)10 years composite useful life
December 2008 was $3.8m. The fall in value will be accounted for as
follows
(a) Depreciation $1m to income statement and fall in value of $200,000
to the reserves
(b)Depreciation $1m and fall in value of $200,000 both to the income
statement
(c) Depreciation $1m to the income statement and fall in value of
$200,000 ignored until there is a revaluation surplus
(d)Depreciation $1m and fall in value of $200,000 both to the reserves