csht Answer
Running head: ALLOCATIONS 1
ALLOCATIONS 4
Lump sum allocations
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Lump sum allocation to items
It is necessary to allocate the lump sum payments to individual items to account for the share of the total value in the different ledger accounts ("How is the cost of a lump-sum purchase allocated to the individual assets acquired? Provide A..," n.d.) . The price of the $ 1000, 000 will be apportioned to the assets as follows.
|
Asset |
Land |
Building |
Equipment |
|
Appraised value |
400000 |
500000 |
300000 |
|
Purchase Value |
=400000/120000*100000 |
=500000/120000*100000 |
=300000/120000*100000 |
|
|
=333333.333333333 |
=416666.666666667 |
=250000 |
The amount that is indicated in accumulated depreciation account is not used in representing the amount to replace the machinery in case it wears out. However it represents the total extent of the decline in the value of the asset due to wear and tears (Horngren, 2012).
References
Horngren, C., Harrison, W., Oliver, S., Best, P., Fraser, D., & Tan, R. (2012). Financial accounting. Pearson Higher Education AU.
How is the cost of a lump-sum purchase allocated to the individual assets acquired? Provide A.. (n.d.). Homework Help Online - HomeworkLib. https://www.homeworklib.com/questions/1320145/how-is-the-cost-of-a-lump-sum-purchase-allocated