Selected Accounts from the Ledger of Thomas Company Appear Below

question 68

Essay

Selected accounts from the ledger of Thomas Company appear below.For each account,indicate the following:
a.In the first column at right,indicate the type of each account using the following abbreviations:
$$\text { Asset - A } \quad \text { Revenue } - \mathrm { R } \quad \text { None of the above } - \mathrm { N } \text { Liability - } \mathrm { L } \quad \text { Expense } - \mathrm { E }$$
b.In the second column,indicate the normal balance of the account by inserting a Dr.or Cr.
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline \text { Account } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Type of } \\\text { Account }\end{array} & \text { Normal Balance } \\\hline \text { 1. Office Supplies } & - & \\\hline \text { 2. Accounts Receivable } & - & \\\hline \text { 3. Fees Earned } & - & \\\hline \text { 4. Thomas, Withdrawals } & - & \\\hline \text { 5. Accounts Payable } & - & \\\hline \text { 6. Salaries Expense } & - & \\\hline \text { 7. Thomas, Capital } & - & \\\hline \text { 8. Accounts Receivable } & - & \\\hline \text { 9. Equipment } & - & \\\hline \text { 10. Telephone Expense } & - & \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Acquisition Cost

The total cost associated with acquiring an asset, including the purchase price and any additional expenses necessary to get the asset ready for use.

Double-Declining-Balance

A method of accelerated depreciation that doubles the straight-line depreciation rate; it applies this rate to the book value of the asset at the beginning of each year.

Depreciation

The process by which a business spreads out the cost of a capital asset over its expected useful life.

Double-Declining-Balance

A method of accelerated depreciation which doubles the straight-line depreciation rate, resulting in a faster depreciation of assets in the early years of their life.