Physical Capital Maintenance

Refer to Practice 4 1. Assets with the same productive capacity as the assets comprising the $400,000 beginning asset balance had a current cost of $465,000 at the end of the year. Using the physical capital maintenance concept, determine the company’s income for the year.

Practice 4 1

The company had the following total asset and total liability balances at the beginning and the end of the year:

 

Beginning

Ending

Total assets

$400,000

$625,000

Total liabilities

230,000

280,000

During the year, the company received $100,000 in new investment funds contributed by the owners. Using the financial capital maintenance concept, determine the company’s income for the year.