On 2 January 2015, McGrath Ltd purchased a machine for $36 000 plus GST with a useful

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On 2 January 2015, McGrath Ltd purchased a machine for $36 000 plus GST with a useful life of 5 years and a residual value of $6000. In order to keep the machine running properly, the company has performed regular maintenance and repairs each year since its acquisition. In the fourth year (2018), ordinary repairs amounted to $900 plus GST.

On 3 January 2019, McGrath Ltd decided to completely overhaul the machine’s major operating parts at a cost of $9600 (plus GST), after which the machine is expected to have a useful life of 4 more years and a revised residual value of $4000. McGrath Ltd uses the straight-line depreciation method. The carrying amount of the parts replaced was considered to be $400.

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Prepare general journal entries to record:

1.    the purchase of the machine on 2 January 2015

2.    the day-to-day repairs on the machine in 2018

3.    the overhaul of the machine on 3 January 2019

4.    depreciation expense on the machine on 31 December 2019.

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ISBN: 978-1118608227

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Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett

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