On January 1, 2015, McElroy plc purchased a building and equipment that have the following useful lives,
Question:
On January 1, 2015, McElroy plc purchased a building and equipment that have the following useful lives, residual values, and costs.
Building, 40-year estimated useful life, £50,000 residual value, £1,200,000 cost
Equipment, 12-year estimated useful life, £10,000 residual value, £130,000 cost
The building has been depreciated under the double-declining-balance method through 2018. In 2019, the company decided to switch to the straight-line method of depreciation. McElroy also decided to change the total useful life of the equipment to 9 years, with a residual value of £5,000 at the end of that time. The equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method.
Instructions
a. Prepare the journal entry(ies) necessary to record the depreciation expense on the building in 2019.
b. Compute depreciation expense on the equipment for 2019.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting IFRS
ISBN: 978-1119372936
3rd edition
Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, Terry D. Warfield