Question 1: Partial year's depreciation; alternative methods; exchange/disposal of PPE

Videotron Ltee completed the following transactions involving printing equipment.

Machine 6690 was purchased for cash on May 1, 2020, at an installed cost of $72,900. Its useful life was estimated to be four years with an $8,100 trade-in value. Straight-line depreciation was recorded for the machine at the ends of 2020 and 2021.

On August 5, 2020, it was traded for Machine 6691, which had an installed cash price of $54,000. A trade-in allowance of $40,500 was received and the balance was paid in cash. The new machine's life was estimated at five years with a $9,450 trade-in value. The fair values of Machines 6690 and 6691 were not reliably determined at the time of the exchange. Double-declining-balance depreciation was recorded on each December 31 of Machine 6691's life. On February 1, 2025, it was sold for $13,500.

Machine 6711 was purchased on February 1, 2025, at an installed cash price of $79,650. It was estimated that the new machine would produce 75,000 units during its useful life, after which it would have an $8,100 trade-in value. Units-of-production depreciation was recorded on the machine for 2025, a period in which it produced 7,500 units of product. Between January 1 and October 3, 2026, the machine produced 11,250 more units. On October 3, 2026, it was sold for $54,000

Required

Prepare journal entries to record:

1.The depreciation expense recorded to the nearest whole month on the first December 31 of each machine's life. (for units-of-production, round the rate per unit to three decimal places).

2.The purchase/exchange/disposal of each machine.

Question 2: Intangible assets

On February 3, 2020, Secure Software Group purchased the patent for a new software for cash of $220,800. The company expects the software to be sold over the next five years and uses the straight-line method to amortize intangibles.

Required

1.Prepare entries to record the:

a.Purchase of the software patent.

b.Straight-line amortization for the year ended December 31, 2020, calculated to the nearest whole month. Round to the nearest dollar.

2.On December 31, 2020, the company's adjusted trial balance showed the additional asset accounts shown below. Prepare the asset section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2020, including the patent purchased on February 3, 2020.

Accounts receivable....................................$285,600

Accumulated depreciation, equipment...............$259,200

Accumulated depreciation, building..................$189,000

Allowance for doubtful accounts........................$8,400

Cash....................................................... $103,200

Equipment................................................$477,600

Building................................................$595,200

Land....................................................... $ 110,400

Merchandise inventory................................. $ 135,600