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On 1 January 2009, Peming Co entered into a finance lease agreement to obtain a machine which would have cost of $166,000 if it had been purchased outright. The machine has a useful life of six years, and the lease period is five years. At the end of the lease period, the machine will be returned to thelesser. As well as requiring a final payment, the terms of the lease are:
Initial rental$8,000
Monthly rentals, payable in arrears60 x $3,200
Interest rate implicit in lease8% per annum Peming has a 31 December year end, and provides for depreciation on machinery on the straight-line basis.
How much should be charged in the statement of comprehensive income for the year to 31 December 2009 as a result of the lease agreement?

Items in the financial statement that incorporates uncertainty should be valued in accordance with prudence concept.
How does prudence affect the valuation of assets and liabilities when there is uncertainty?

The management team of Hoop Co is considering the introduction of just-in-time purchasing.
It has been suggested that the following benefits will be obtained:
i) The cost of holding inventory will be reduced
ii) Utilizationof production capacity will be improved
Which of the suggested benefits is/are likely to be obtained?

Hyginus Co depreciates plant at a rate of 25% per annum on the reducing balance basis. On 1 November 2011 a new machine was acquired. The invoice included the following items:
Machine$105,000 Installation$25,000 Testing$5,000 Maintenance for 12 months to 31 October 2012$6,000
What total charge should be made against profit for the year to 31 October 2012 in respect of the machine?

At 30 April 2009, the book value of the net assets of Emor was $12.5 million, and the economic value was $17.825 million.
The net operating profit after tax for the year was $3,428,554. The budgeted return on investment for the year was 16.5%, and the cost of capital is estimated to be 12%.
What is the company's economic value added (EVA) for the year?

A target costing exercise has quantified a cost gap for a product.
Which of the following items is NOT an appropriate action to reduce the cost gap?

Which of the following choices is likely to occur if cellular manufacturing is introduced as a result of a business process re-engineering exercise?

Arif must decide which machine to purchase. He has prepared the following payoff table, showing the profits which it is anticipated each machine will generate, based on the level of demand:
Low demandHigh demand $000$000 Machine A4090 Machine B80120 Machine C9530 Machine D11040
Based on the maximin decision-making criterion, which machine should be purchased?