The following are some transactions of Surendal Company for 2024. Surendal Company uses straight-line depreciation and has
Question:
The following are some transactions of Surendal Company for 2024. Surendal Company uses straight-line depreciation and has a December 31 year end.
Apr. 1 Retired a piece of equipment that was purchased on January 1, 2015, for $45,000. The equipment had an expected useful life of 10 years with no residual value.
July. 30 Sold equipment for $1,100 cash. The equipment was purchased on January 3, 2022, for $12,600 and was depreciated over an expected useful life of three years with no residual value.
Nov. 1 Traded in an old vehicle for a new vehicle, receiving a $10,000 trade-in allowance and paying $36,000 cash. The old vehicle had been purchased on November 1, 2018, at a cost of $35,000. The estimated useful life was eight years and the estimated residual value was $5,000. The fair value of the old vehicle was $7,000 on November 1, 2024.
Instructions
a. For each of these disposals, prepare a journal entry to record depreciation from January 1, 2024, to the date of disposal, if required.
b. Record the disposals.
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Accounting Principles Volume 2
ISBN: 9781119786634
9th Canadian Edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel, Barbara Trenholm, Valerie Warren, Lori Novak