Business Support for the Arts Has Been Increasing

question 69

True/False

Business support for the arts has been increasing.

Calculate and record depreciation expenses for fixed assets using various methods.

Assess a company's efficiency in the use of its assets through calculation of asset turnover ratios.

Prepare general journal entries to record transactions involving plant assets.

Revise depreciation calculations based on adjustments to useful life and salvage value of fixed assets.

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Definitions:

Contra Asset Account

This is an account used in financial accounting to offset the balance of a related asset account, increasing the overall accuracy of the company's financial statement.

Accumulated Depreciation

The sum of all depreciation expenses allocated for a physical asset from the time it was first utilized.

Depreciation Expense

The systematic write-off of the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life.

Intangibles

Assets that lack physical substance but are nonetheless valuable to a company, such as patents, trademarks, goodwill, and copyrights.