Question 2b
Delta is an entity which prepares financial statements to 31 March each year. Each year, the financial statements are authorised for issue on 25 May. The following events have occurred which are relevant to the year ended 31 March 2017:
Event (b)
On 1 April 2016, Delta entered into a joint arrangement with entity Y to jointly operate a delivery depot. Entity Y is located, and has major customers in, the same geographical region as Delta. Delta and entity Y each made the following payments in respect of the arrangement on 1 April 2016:
– $25 million each to purchase a joint 25-year leasehold interest in a depot which was close to both Delta and entity Y’s business premises. This depot was to act as headquarters for the delivery vehicles (see below).
– $7·5 million each to purchase a fleet of delivery vehicles. The vehicles have an expected useful life of five years, with no expected residual value.
Delta and entity Y agreed to jointly use the delivery vehicles to deliver products to their customers, and to share the operating costs of the depot equally. Any delivery charges to customers were levied by Delta and entity Y directly at the discretion of the individual entities. During the year ended 31 March 2017, the total cash cost of operating the depot was $8 million. This was paid equally by Delta and entity Y. In the year ended 31 March 2017, Delta charged its customers a total of $2 million in delivery charges. (7 marks)
Required:
Explain and state (where possible by quantifying amounts) how the three events would be reported in the financial statements of Delta for the year ended 31 March 2017.
Note: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three events above. You should assume that all amounts described here are material.