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Diamond is a trading company making up its accounts regularly to 3 1 December each year. At 1 January 2 0 1 5 the following

Diamond is a trading company making up its accounts regularly
to 31 December each year. At 1 January 2015 the following
balances existed in the records of Diamond:
$000
Land - cost
1,000
Buildings - cost
500
Aggregate depreciation charged on buildings to 31
December 2014,210
Office equipment - cost 40
Aggregate depreciation charged on office equipment to 31
December 201424
The company's depreciation policies are as follows:
Land - no depreciation
Buildings - depreciation charged at 2% per annum on cost
on the straight line basis.
Office equipment - depreciation charged at 1212% per
annum on the straight line basis.
A full year's depreciation is charged in the year of acquisition of
all assets and none in the year of disposal.
During the two years to 31 December 2016 the following
transactions took place:
(1) Year ended 31 December 2015:
(i)10 June Office equipment purchased for $16,000. This
equipment was to replace some old items which
were given in part exchange. Their agreed part
exchange value was $4,000. They had originally
cost $8,000 and their carrying amount was $1,000.
The company paid the balance of $12,000 in cash.
(ii)8 October An extension was made to the building
at a cost of $50,000.
(2) Year ended 31 December 2016:
1 March Office equipment which had cost $8,000
and with a written-down value of $2,000
was sold for $3,000.
In preparing financial statements at 31 December 2016 it was
decided to revalue the land upwards by $200,000 to reflect a
recent survey.
Required:
Write up the necessary ledger accounts to record these
transactions for the TWO years ended 31 December 2016.
(Separate cost (or valuation) and aggregate depreciation
accounts are required; do not combine cost and
depreciation in a single account.)
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