Question

Lester's Fried Chick'n purchased its building 11 years ago at a cost of $189,000. The building is currently valued at $209,000. The firm has other fixed assets that cost $56,000 and are currently valued at $32,000. To date, the firm has recorded a total of $49,000 in depreciation on the various assets it currently owns. Current liabilities are $36,600 and net working capital is $18,400. What is the total book value of the firm's assets?

Answer 1

Answer:

$251,000

Explanation:

The computation of the total  book value of the firm's assets is shown below:

= Historical cost of building + cost of other fixed asset - total depreciation charged on the various assets + current liabilities + net working capital

= $189,000 + $56,000 - $49,000 + $36,600 + $18,400

= $251,000

We added the other cost which is computed above and deduct only the total depreciation so that the total book value of the firm's asset has come