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List the errors you find in the following partial balancesheet: Planet Bronze Co

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Question

List the errors you find in the following partial balancesheet:

Planet Bronze Company

Balance Sheet

December 31, 2008

Assets

Total CurrentAssets                                                                                                           $478,000

                                                           Replacement              Accumulated              Book

                                                           Cost                            Depreciation               Value

Property, Plan, and Equipment:

Land                                                   80,000                        16,000                        64,000

Buildings                                         208,000                      60,800                        147,200

Factoryequipment                           440,000                      233,600                      206,400

Officeequipment                                96,000                        64,000                        32,000

Patents                                                64,000                        -                                  64,000

Goodwill                                            36,000                        4,000                          32,000

Total property plant

andequipment                                 924,000                      378,400                                   545,600

Explanation / Answer

For the long term assets section, assets are not valued at itsreplacement cost and should be shown at historical cost. Land has no depreciation. It is never depreciated. Patents and good will are listed under intangible assets.It ismisclassified. There is no accumulated depreciation forgoodwill. Here is the new balance sheet.                       Planet Bronze Company                           Balance Sheet                            Dec 31,2008 Total currentassets                                               478,000 Property,Plant & Equipment Land                                    80,000 Building            208,000 Less Acc.Dep     60,800       147,200 Factory Equip.    440,000 Less Acc.Dep   233,600       206,400 Office equip.        96,000 Less Acc.Dep     64,000        32,000 Total Property, plant andequipment                         465,600 Intangible assets Patents                           64,000 Goodwill                         36,000                              100,000 Totalassets                                                         1,043,600

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