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Assignment: Historical cost accounting
Historical cost accounting is the traditional valuation approach within both U.S. and international accounting. However, it is often criticized for its failure to provide relevant information for investors, lenders and the creditors. From the alternative valuation techniques in the Fred's pineapple store exercise,
a. Explain two advantages and two limitations of using historical cost for
i. the accounting valuation of assets; and
ii. the measurement of periodic income.
b. Briefly discuss whether the use of historic cost accounting for assets should be entirely abandoned under U.S. GAAP and replaced with a DCF discounted cash flow (DCF) based valuation system. In your answer, clearly identify the comparative strengths and weaknesses of historical cost and DCF accounting.
Use your textbook (chapter 1 and chapter 5 pp. 148-163), Baxter, and the Wolk et al appendix to help answer this question.
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