Belinda Purchases a Computer System Costing $6,000

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Essay

Belinda purchases a computer system costing $6,000. During the current year, 70% of the use of the computer is for keeping the books and records of her Plasticware business, 20% of the use is for tracking her investments, and 10% of the use is personal. Explain the treatment of the computer according to the income tax concepts.

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Definitions:

Actual Costs

The actual expenses incurred in the production or acquisition of goods and services, as opposed to estimated or standard costs.

Standard Cost

An estimated or predetermined cost of performing an operation or producing a good, used in budgeting and variance analysis.

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Direct Materials Price Variance

A measure used in management accounting to assess the difference between the actual cost of materials used in production and the expected (standard) cost.