Explain Why the Combined Cost of Acquiring Land and Building

question 29

Essay

Explain why the combined cost of acquiring land and building is required to be apportioned to each specific asset and accounted for separately as per AASB 116?
What aspects of this provision is presumed inconsistent with the manager's view under Positive Accounting Theory?

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