Depreciation by Two Methods; Sale of Fixed Asset

New lithographic equipment, acquired at a cost of $593,750 at the beginning of a fiscal year, has an estimated useful life of five years and an estimated residual value of $51,100. The manager requested information regarding the effect of alternative methods on the amount of depreciation expense each year. On the basis of the data presented to the manager, the double-declining-balance method was selected.

In the first week of the fifth year, the equipment was sold for $87,000.

Required:

1. Determine the annual depreciation expense for each of the estimated five years of use, the accumulated depreciation at the end of each year, and the book value of the equipment at the end of each year by the following methods:

a. Straight-line method

Year	Depreciation Expense	Accumulated Depreciation, End of Year	Book Value, End of Year
1	$	$	$
2	$	$	$
3	$	$	$
4	$	$	$
5	$	$	$

b. Double-declining-balance method

Year	Depreciation Expense	Accumulated Depreciation, End of Year	Book Value, End of Year
1	$	$	$
2	$	$	$
3	$	$	$
4	$	$	$
5	$	$	$

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2. Journalize the entry to record the sale, assuming double-declining balance method is used. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

	Cash Depreciation Expense-Equipment Equipment Gain on Sale of Equipment Loss on Sale of Equipment Correct 2 of Item 2	Correct 3 of Item 2	Correct 4 of Item 2
	Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment Depreciation Expense-Equipment Equipment Gain on Sale of Equipment Loss on Sale of Equipment Correct 5 of Item 2	Correct 6 of Item 2	Correct 7 of Item 2
	Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment Cash Depreciation Expense-Equipment Equipment Loss on Sale of Equipment Correct 8 of Item 2	Correct 9 of Item 2	Correct 10 of Item 2
	Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment Depreciation Expense-Equipment Gain on Sale of Equipment Loss on Sale of Equipment