During 2016, Truong Ltd disposed of four different non-current assets. On 1 January 2016 the accounts showed
Question:
During 2016, Truong Ltd disposed of four different non-current assets. On 1 January 2016 the accounts showed the following:
Asset | Cost | Residual value | Useful life | Accumulated depreciation | ||||
Motor vehicle No. 3 Motor vehicle No. 7 Machine A Machine D | $36000 52000 180000 280000 | $6000 7000 8000 40000 | 5 years 5 years 10 years 12 years | $18000 34500 111200 260 000 |
Truong Ltd depreciates its motor vehicles and machines by the straight-line method and records depreciation to the nearest month. Assets were disposed of as follows:
Motor vehicle No. 3, which was not insured, was completely destroyed by fire on 6 January 2016. A towing company was paid $1000 to remove the motor vehicle and to clean up any debris.
Motor vehicle No. 7 was traded in on a new motor vehicle on 3 July 2016. The new motor vehicle had a cash price of $56000. The old motor vehicle plus cash of $26000 were given in exchange.
Machine A was sold for $100000 cash on 1 October 2016.
Machine D was traded in on a new machine with a cash price of $300000 on 24 December 2016. The old machine plus cash of $290000 were given in exchange.
Required
Prepare all general journal entries to record the transactions. Ignore GST.
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