Question 1. You have been appointed the accountant of a new organisation that is preparing its first set of financial statements. In determining the depreciation for the first year, what sorts of infonnation would you need? Please include knowledge from this subject with references.
Question 2. During the reporting period ending 30 June 2018, Midnight Boil Ltd constructed a nuclear power generator just outside of Melbourne. The cost of the power generator and associated technology amounted to $12 550 000. Other costs associated with the construction amounted to:
| Costs incurred in obtaining access to the site |
$2,500,500 |
| Power Penn its |
400,500 |
| Engineers' Fees |
1,100,500 |
|
4,001,500 |
The plant was ready to start generating power on 1 July 2018, with actual generation starting on 1 October 2018. At the end of the power plant's useful life, which is expected to be 10 years, Midnight Boil Ltd is required by the government to dismantle the plant, remove it, and return the site to its original condition. After consulting its own engineers and environmentalists, Midnight Boil Ltd estimates these costs to be:
| Dismantling the plant |
$750,500 |
| Environmental remediat ion costs |
1,249,500 |
| Replacement of flora and fauna |
100,000 |
|
2,100,000 |
Midnight Boil Ltd uses a discount rate of 10 per cent.
Required
Prepare the journal entries necessary to account for the power plant for the years ended 30 June 2018, 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2024. Ignore depreciation.