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Describe how the two types of assets are valued for balance sheet purposes, using the following assets owned by a company that writes and sells software packages (about 500 words):

a. The company has a stock of 500 user manuals for version 1 of a "package" version 2 of which is to appear shortly. The company paid $5,000 to have 1,000 manuals printed and has been selling them at $25 per copy.

b. The company has a file server costing $15,000 that is used by the software development teams.

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Professional issues in computing is examined. How two types of assets are valued for balance sheet purposes are determined.

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Assets Valuation for Balance Sheet

Assets Valuation for Balance Sheet
The valuation of two assets that are file server and user manuals for balance sheet purpose is valued as follows -
User Manuals:
The company has a stock or inventory of 500 user manual for version 1. The version 2 of the package is coming out shortly by the company. The user manuals are inventory for the company that will be included as a current asset in the balance sheet of Software Company. The current assets have a financial value that will be purchased and sold in the normal life of the company's business (Bravo, 2003). The total cost of stock of 500 user manuals was $1250 because it has paid $5000 to purchase 1000 printed user manuals.
The current assets are valued at ...

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