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3. Which of the following terms best describes the cost (or an amount substituted for cost)
of an asset less its residual value?
a. Revalued amount
b. Carrying amount
c. Recoverable amount
d. Depreciable amount
4. An asset has a nine-year useful life and is to be depreciated under the sum-of-the-years’
digits method. The annual depreciation expense would be the same as that under the
straight line depreciation method in
a. the third year in the life of the asset
b. the fifth year of the life of the asset
c. the seventh year of the life of the asset
d. the ninth year of the life of the asset
5. All of the following factors need to be considered in determining the useful life of an
asset, except
a. Expected usage of asset
b. Expected physical wear and tear
c. Technical obsolescence
d. Residual value
6. For items within a class of property, plant and equipment with insignificant changes in
fair value, revaluations are necessary only every
a. Five years
b. Ten years
c. Three to five years
d. Five to ten years
8. What is the allocation of an impairment loss recognized for a cash generating unit?
a. Across the assets of the unit based on carrying amount.
b. Across the assets of the unit based on fair value.
c. First, to any goodwill, and the balance to the other assets on a prorata basis
based fair value.
d. First, to any goodwill, and the balance to the other assets on a prorata
basis based on carrying amount.