Chapter Columbia

capital of South Carolina Company, which manufactures elevator car tools, had the following transactions related to name assets in 2014. Asset A On June 2, 2014, capital of South Carolina purchased a stamping machine at a retail price of $12,000. capital of South Carolina paid 6% sales tax on this purchase. Columbia paid a wringor $2,800 for a specially wired platform for the machine, to ensure noninterrupted power to the machine. Columbia estimates the machine leave behind have a 4-year handlingful life, with a save up value of $2,000 at the end of 4 years. The machine was put into use on July 1, 2014.Asset B On January 1, 2014, Columbia, Inc. igned a fixed-price contract for construction of a warehouse facility at a cost of $1,000,000. It was estimated that the project leave alone be completed by December 31, 2014. On March 1, 2014, to finance the construction cost, Columbia borrowed $1,000,000 payable April 1, 2015, plus interest at the score of 10%. During 2014, Columbia made deposit and progress payments totaling $750,000 under the contract the weighted-average amount of accumulated expenditures was $400,000 for the year.The excess-borrowed funds were invested in short-term securities, from which Columbia recognise investment revenue of $13,000. The warehouse was ompleted on December 1, 2014, at which term Columbia made the final payment to the contractor. Columbia estimates the warehouse will have a 25-year useful life, with a salvage value of $20,000. Columbia uses straight-line depreciation and employs the half-year convention in accounting for partial-year depreciation. Columbias fiscal year ends on December 31 . Instructions (a) At what amount should Columbia present the acquisition cost of the machine? b) What amount of capitalized interest should Columbia entangle in the cost of the warehouse? (c) On July 1, 2016, Columbia decides to outsource its stamping mental process to Medek, Inc. As part of this plan, Columbia sells the machine (and the platform) to Medek, Inc. for $7,000. What is the impact of this disposal on Columbias 2016 income before taxes? Solution (a) Historical cost is measured by the money or cash equivalent price of obtaining the asset and bringing it to the localisation of function and condition for its intended use.For Columbia, this is Price $12,000 Tax 720 Platform 2,800 Total $15,520 Since Columbia has outstanding debt incurred specifically for the construction project, in an amount greater than the weighted-average accumulated expenditures of $400,000, the interest rate of 10% is used for capitalization purposes. Capitalization dinero upon completion of the project at December 31, 2014. Therefore, the avoidable interest is $40,000, which is less(prenominal) than the actual interest.The investment revenue ot is irrelevant to the question addressed in this problem because such interest earned on the unexpended mete out of the loan is not to be offset against the amount eligible for capit alization. (c) The income set is a gain or loss, determined by comparing the phonograph record value of the asset to the disposal value Cost $1 5,520 little Accumulated depreciation 6,760* Book value of machine and platform 8,760 slight Cash received for machine and platform 7,000 Loss before income taxes $ 1,760 hyear $1,690 2014. luxuriant year 3,380 2015. 2016. ? h year 1,690