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Question 8.5

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FA – FIA FFA › Question 8.5

  • This topic has 4 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 5 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • October 30, 2020 at 11:38 pm #593591
    Avatararahnsathananthan
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    I am confused on question 8.5. I hope you can help ! I tried to work it out but not able to see how they have done it. Thanks John !

    October 31, 2020 at 5:08 am #593597
    Avatartushargujral
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    yea same i didnt get the part where we find out the total expected life before revaluation.

    October 31, 2020 at 10:56 am #593628
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    Given that the building was being depreciated at 2% per year, it must have originally had a useful life of 1005/2% = 50 years.

    At the date of revaluation the question says that the remaining useful life is 40 years, so it must have been owned so far for 10 years.

    Therefore the NBV at the date of the revaluation was 800,000 – (10 x 2% x 800,000) = $640,000.

    So the surplus on revaluation is 1,000,000 – 640,000 = $360,000 and the depreciation charge is 1,000,000 / 40 = $25,000

    October 31, 2020 at 1:18 pm #593659
    Avatararahnsathananthan
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    Thanks John ! honestly very helpful

    October 31, 2020 at 3:12 pm #593665
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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