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Chapter 10 Accounting Terms
Spiceland Accounting - 6th edition
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Accounting
Undergraduate 3
12/16/2012

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Unlike other long-lived assets, ____ assets lack physical substance and the extent and timing of their future benefits typically are highly uncertain.
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intangible 
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The initial cost of an asset includes the purchase price and all expenditures necessary to bring asset to its desired ____ and ____ for use.
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condition, location
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Costs are capitalized, rather than expensed, if theu are expected to produce benefits ____.
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beyond the current period
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The costs of land improvements are capatalized and ____.
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depreciated
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The cost of a natural resource includes the acquisition cost for the use of the land, the ____ and ____costs incurred before production begins, and restoration costs.
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exploration, development
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Intangible assets usually represent exclusive ____ that provide benefits to the owner.
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right
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A ____ is an exclusive right of protection given to a creator of a published work.
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copyright
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A ____ is an exclusive right to display a word, a slogan, a symbol, or an emblem.
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trademark
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Goodwill is the excess of the consideration exchanged over the ___ of the net assets acquired.
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fair value
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In lump-sum acquisitions involving different assets, the total purchase price is allocated in proportion to the relative ____ of the assets acquired.
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fair values
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Assets acquired in exchange for a noninterest-bearing note are valued either by (1) determing the fair value of the note payable by computing its ____, or (2) by determining the ____ of the assets acquired.
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present value, fair value
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Assets acquired by issuing equity securities are valued at the fair value of the ____ or the fair value of the ____, whichever is more clearly evident.
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securities, assets
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On receipt of a donated asset, the company usually records ____ at an amount equal to the value of the donated asset.
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revenue
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If we cannot determine the fair value of either asset in a nonmonetary exchange, the asset received is valued at the ____ of the asset given.
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book value
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In a nonmonetary exchange, a gain is indicated if the fair value of the asset given is higher that its ____.
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book value
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In exchanges of nonmonetary assets, the general rule is that the asset acquired is valued at ____ regardless of whether a gain or loss is indicated.
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fair value
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In exchanges of nonmonetary assets that commercial substance, the acquired asset is value at the ____ of the asset given up, plus (minus) cash given (received).
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book value
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The ____ ratio measures a company's effectiveness in managing property, plant and equipment.
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fixed-asset turnover
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____ approximates the average debt necessary for construction.
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average accumulated expenditures
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The amount of interest capitalized is determined by multiplying an ____ by the ____.
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interest rate, average accumulated expenditures
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Interest capitalized is limited to ____.
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interest incurred
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Most research and development costs are expensed ____.
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in the period incurred
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In general, R&D costs pertain to activities that occur prior to the start of ____.
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commercial production
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GAAP requires the capitalization of software development costs incurred after ____ is established.
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technological feasibility
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The _____ method requires that exploration costs that are known not to have resulted in the discovery of oil or gas be included as expenses in the period incurred.
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successful efforts
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