Mesilla Valley Transport is a large trucking company. Mesilla Valley Transport uses the units-of-production (UOP) method to

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Mesilla Valley Transport is a large trucking company. Mesilla Valley Transport uses the units-of-production (UOP) method to depreciate its trucks. In 2009, Mesilla Valley Transport acquired a Mack truck costing $350,000 with a useful life of 10 years or 1 million miles. Estimated residual value was $100,000. The truck was driven 80,000 miles in 2009, 120,000 miles in 2010, and 160,000 miles in 2011. After 40,000 miles in 2012, Mesilla Valley Transport traded in the Mack truck for a new Freightliner that cost $480,000. Mesilla Valley Transport received a $275,000 trade-in allowance for the old truck and paid the difference in cash. Journalize the entry to record the purchase of the new truck.

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9780136060482

1st Edition

Authors: Jeffrey Waybright, Robert Kemp

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