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CP 8-1

20 August, 2015 - 16:35

Accountants distinguish between capital and revenue expenditures for some types of transactions. The entries for such transactions can be made to any one of the following accounts:

Balance sheet accounts

a.

Land

b.

Buildings

c.

Equipment

d.

Trucks

e.

Automobiles

f.

Accumulated depreciation

Income statement accounts

g.

A revenue account

h.

An expense account.

 

Required: For each transaction below, indicate the account to be adjusted. Explain your answers and state any assumptions you make.

Example:

   b   Architect fees to design building

____ Battery purchased for truck

____ Cash discount received on payment for equipment

____ Commission paid to real estate agent to purchase land

____ Cost of equipment test runs

____ Cost to remodel building

____ Cost to replace manual elevator with automatic elevator

____ Cost of sewage system

____ Equipment assembly expenditure

____ Expenditures for debugging equipment

____ Installation of air-conditioner in automobile

____ Insurance paid during construction of building

____ Legal fees associated with court case to defend title to land purchased

____ Oil change for truck

____ Payment for landscaping

____ Proceeds received on demolition of derelict building on land purchased

____ Expenditures for removal of derelict structures

____ Repair made to building after moving in

____ Repair of collision damage to truck

____ Repair of torn seats in automobile

____ Replacement of rusted fender on automobile

____ Replacement of transmission in automobile

____ Special floor foundations for installation of equipment

____ Tires purchased for truck

____ Transportation expenditures to bring equipment to plant.