Kennett Company Purchased a Machine on January 1, 2010

question 31

Essay

Kennett Company purchased a machine on January 1, 2010. In addition to the purchase price paid, the following additional costs were incurred: (a) sales tax paid on the purchase price, (b) transportation and insurance costs while the machinery was in transit from the seller, (c) personnel training costs for initial operation of the machinery, (d) annual city operating license, (e) major overhaul to extend the life of the machinery, (f) lubrication of the machinery gearing before the machinery was placed into service, (g) lubrication of the machinery gearing after the machinery was placed into service, and (h) installation costs necessary to secure the machinery to the building flooring.
Instructions
Indicate whether the items (a) through (h) are capital or revenue expenditures in the spaces provided: C = Capital, R = Revenue.
(a)_____________ (b)______________ (c)______________ (d)______________
(e)_____________ (f)______________ (g)______________ (h)______________

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Definitions:

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds a brief visual representation of a scene that has been perceived, lasting only a fraction of a second.

Shallow Processing

Encoding on a basic level, based on the structure or appearance of words.

Encoding Failure

a situation in which information does not enter the long-term memory due to inadequate attention to or processing of the information.

Rehearsal

The act of practicing or repeating information or actions to enhance memory or performance.