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Wardell Company purchased a minicomputer on January 1, 2014, at a cost of $55,000. The computer was depreciated using the straight-line method over an estimated

Wardell Company purchased a minicomputer on January 1, 2014, at a cost of $55,000. The computer was depreciated using the straight-line method over an estimated five-year life with an estimated residual value of $4,000. On January 1, 2016, the estimate of useful life was changed to a total of 10 years, and the estimate of residual value was changed to $2,800.

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1.

Prepare the appropriate adjusting entry for depreciation in 2016 to reflect the revised estimate. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Note: Enter debits before credits.

************ (Choose from the list below to Journalize which applies to the question)**********

No journal entry required

Accumulated depreciationbuilding

Accumulated depreciationcomputer

Accumulated depreciationequipment

Accumulated depreciationmachinery

Accumulatied depreciationlathe

Amortization expense

Building

Cash

Depreciation expense

Equipment

Franchise

Gain on sale

Goodwill

Litigation expense

Loss on impairment

Loss on sale

Maintenance expense

Patent

Plant assets

Refrigerators

Research and development expense

Retained earnings

Revaluation expense

Revaluation surplusOCI

2.

Prepare the appropriate adjusting entry for depreciation in 2016 assuming that the company uses the sum-of-the-years' -digits method instead of the straight-line method. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Note: Enter debits before credits.

************ (Choose from the list below to Journalize which applies to the question)**********

No journal entry required

Accumulated depreciationbuilding

Accumulated depreciationcomputer

Accumulated depreciationequipment

Accumulated depreciationmachinery

Accumulatied depreciationlathe

Amortization expense

Building

Cash

Depreciation expense

Equipment

Franchise

Gain on sale

Goodwill

Litigation expense

Loss on impairment

Loss on sale

Maintenance expense

Patent

Plant assets

Refrigerators

Research and development expense

Retained earnings

Revaluation expense

Revaluation surplusOCI

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