(L01,2) (DepreciationSYD, Act., SL, and DDB) The following data relate to the Machinery account of Eshkol, Inc....
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(L01,2) (Depreciation—SYD, Act., SL, and DDB) The following data relate to the Machinery account of Eshkol, Inc. at December 31, 2017.
Machinery A B C D Original cost $46,000 $51,000 $80,000 $80,000 Year purchased 2012 2013 2014 2016 Useful life 10 years 15,000 hours 15 years 10 years Salvage value $ 3,100 $ 3,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 Depreciation Sum-of-the- Double-decliningmethod years’-digits Activity Straight-line balance Accum. depr.
through 2017* $31,200 $35,200 $15,000 $16,000
*In the year an asset is purchased, Eshkol, Inc. does not record any depreciation expense on the asset.
In the year an asset is retired or traded in, Eshkol, Inc. takes a full year’s depreciation on the asset.
The following transactions occurred during 2018.
(a) On May 5, Machine A was sold for $13,000 cash. The company’s bookkeeper recorded this retirement in the following manner in the cash receipts journal.
Cash 13,000 Machinery (Machine A) 13,000
(b) On December 31, it was determined that Machine B had been used 2,100 hours during 2018.
(c) On December 31, before computing depreciation expense on Machine C, the management of Eshkol, Inc. decided the useful life remaining from January 1, 2018, was 10 years.
(d) On December 31, it was discovered that a machine purchased in 2017 had been expensed completely in that year. This machine cost $28,000 and has a useful life of 10 years and no salvage value. Management has decided to use the doubledeclining-
balance method for this machine, which can be referred to as “Machine E.”
Instructions Prepare the necessary correcting entries for the year 2018. Record the appropriate depreciation expense on the above-mentioned machines. No entry is necessary for Machine D.
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