Data sources
Kingston Shipping Company and its accounting system
Profit trends
Accounting shortcomings
Capital cost of assets
When the Prince Rupert was set up in the accounts of KSCO, it was established at a capital cost of $140,704. While its parent company had begun to recognise depreciation as a yearly expense, albeit not completely systematically, KSCO did not record any amounts as charges for wear and tear or depreciation for the Prince Rupert. Thus, the analysis prepared of its operating results and yearly profit did not reflect the consumption of the capital asset. In this way, management appeared to neglect that it would need to replace this asset in time.20