Over a 5-year period, Downton Ltd completed the following transactions affecting non-current assets in financial years ending
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Over a 5-year period, Downton Ltd completed the following transactions affecting non-current assets in financial years ending 31 December. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all depreciable assets and records depreciation to the nearest month.
2015 Jan. 3 June 25 Dec. 31 | Purchased a new machine for a cash price of $30 000 (net of GST). Freight charges of $700 (net of GST) and installation expenditures of $3200 (net of GST) were paid in cash. The machine has a useful life of 5 years and a residual value of $5000. Purchased a used delivery van for $19 000 cash (net of GST). The van was repainted at a cost of $400 (net of GST) and a new battery (net cost: $100) and tyres (net cost: $800) were installed. The van has a useful life of 3 years and a residual value of $1300. Recorded depreciation expense on the assets. | |
2016 July 30 Dec. 31 | Paid for day-to-day repairs and maintenance on the machine and van at a cost of $520, net of GST. Recorded depreciation expense on the assets. | |
2017 April 2 Dec. 31 | Installed a fence around the company property at a cost of $8000 (net of GST). The fence has a useful life of 12 years with no residual value. Recorded depreciation expense on the assets. | |
2018 June 30 June 30 Dec. 27 Dec. 31 | Recorded the final depreciation on the delivery van. The company completed construction of a new warehouse. Construction costs incurred (all paid in cash, net of GST) were: labour, $18000; materials, $33 000; building permits, $1500; architect fees, $2300; and overhead, $4000. The warehouse is expected to have a residual value of $7000 and a useful life of 30 years. Completely overhauled the machine purchased on 3 January 2015, at a cost of $5000 (net of GST), after which the useful life was estimated to be 4 additional years, and residual value was revised to $6000. The parts replaced were considered to have zero carrying amount. Recorded depreciation expense on the assets. | |
2019 Dec. 31 | Recorded depreciation expense on the assets. |
Required
A. Prepare journal entries to record all the transaction of Downton Ltd.
B. Prepare a schedule showing the cost and accumulated depreciation of each asset after recording depreciation on 31 December 2019.
C. Post the journal entries in requirement A to the appropriate non-current asset accounts from 3 January 2015 to 31 December 2019.
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