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Applying Cost Principle to Plant Assets, etc.

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How is the cost principle applied to plant assets, acquisitions, including lump-sum purchases?

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Briefly explains how to record plant assets, acquisitions and lump-sum purchases according to the cost principle.

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The cost principle requires that plant assets and acquisitions to be recorded at historical costs. One of the interesting aspect regards to the lump-sum purchases. For lump-sum purchases, each asset is recorded according to the proportion in ...

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