Problem 22-6

On December 31, 2017, before the books were closed, the management and accountants of Sweet Inc. made the following determinations about three pieces of equipment.

1. Equipment A was purchased January 2, 2014. It originally cost $542,000 and, for depreciation purposes, the straight-line method was originally chosen. The asset was originally expected to be useful for 10 years and have a zero salvage value. In 2017, the decision was made to change the depreciation method from straight-line to sum-of-the-years-digits, and the estimates relating to useful life and salvage value remained unchanged. 2. Equipment B was purchased January 3, 2013. It originally cost $181,500 and, for depreciation purposes, the straight-line method was chosen. The asset was originally expected to be useful for 15 years and have a zero residual value. In 2017, the decision was made to shorten the total life of this asset to 9 years and to estimate the residual value at $3,000. 3. Equipment C was purchased January 5, 2013. The assets original cost was $160,400, and this amount was entirely expensed in 2013. This particular asset has a 10-year useful life and no residual value. The straight-line method was chosen for depreciation purposes.

Additional data:

1. Income in 2017 before depreciation expense amounted to $400,400. 2. Depreciation expense on assets other than A, B, and C totaled $54,600 in 2017. 3. Income in 2016 was reported at $369,900. 4. Ignore all income tax effects. 5. 99,500 shares of common stock were outstanding in 2016 and 2017.

Prepare all necessary entries in 2017 to record these determinations. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

No. Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit 1. 2. 3. (To correct equipment expensed.) (To record depreciation.)

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Prepare comparative retained earnings statements for Sweet Inc. for 2016 and 2017. The company had retained earnings of $200,500 at December 31, 2015.

SWEET INC. Comparative Retained Earnings Statements For the Years Ended 2017 2016 Error in Recording Equipment Net Income/(Loss) Retained Earnings, December 31 Retained Earnings, January 1, as adjusted Retained Earnings, January 1, as reported $ $ Add Less : Error in Recording Equipment Net Income/(Loss) Retained Earnings, December 31 Retained Earnings, January 1, as adjusted Retained Earnings, January 1, as reported Error in Recording Equipment Net Income/(Loss) Retained Earnings, December 31 Retained Earnings, January 1, as adjusted Retained Earnings, January 1, as reported Add Less : Error in Recording Equipment Net Income/(Loss) Retained Earnings, December 31 Retained Earnings, January 1, as adjusted Retained Earnings, January 1, as reported Error in Recording Equipment Net Income/(Loss) Retained Earnings, December 31 Retained Earnings, January 1, as adjusted Retained Earnings, January 1, as reported $ $

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