A Mavron ple owned the following motor vehicles as at 1 April 19X6: Mavyron ples policy is
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A Mavron ple owned the following motor vehicles as at 1 April 19X6:
Mavyron ple’s policy is to provide at the end of each financial year depreciation using the straight line method applied on a month-by-month basis on all motor vehicles used during the year.
During the financial year ended 31 March 19X7 the following occurred:
(a) On 30 June 19X6 AAT 101 was traded in and replaced by KGC 303. The trade-in allowance was £5,000. KGC 303 cost £15,000 and the balance due (after deducting the trade-in allowance) was paid partly in cash and partly by a loan of £6,000 from Pinot Finance. KGC 303 is expected to have a residual value of £4,000 after an estimated economic life of 5 years.
(b) The estimated remaining economic life of DJH 202 was reduced from 6 years to 4 years with no change in the estimated residual value.
Required:
(a) Show any Journal entries necessary to give effect to the above.
(b) Show the Journal entry necessary to record depreciation on Motor Vehicles for the year ended 31 March 19X7.
(c) Reconstruct the Motor Vehicles Account and the Provision for Depreciation Account for the year ended 31 March 19X7.
Show the necessary calculations clearly.
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