Ironic Metal Products, Inc., acquired a machine on January 2, 2001, for $76,600. The useful life of
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Ironic Metal Products, Inc., acquired a machine on January 2, 2001, for $76,600. The useful life of the machine was estimated to be eight years with a salvage value of $4,600. Depreciation is recorded on December 31 of each year using the sum-of-the-years’-digits method. At the beginning of 2003, the company estimated the remaining useful life of the machine to be four years and changed the estimated salvage value from $4,600 to $2,600. On January 2, 2004, major repairs on the machine cost the company $34,000. The repairs added two years to the machine’s useful life and increased the salvage value to $3,000. 1. Prepare journal entries to record:
a. The purchase of the machine.
b. Annual depreciation expense for the years 2001 and 2002.
c. Depreciation in 2003 under the revised estimates of useful life and salvage value.
d. The expenditure for major repairs in 2004.
e. Depreciation expense for 2004. 2. Compute the book value of the machine at the end of 2004.
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 9780324066708
8th Edition
Authors: W. Steven Albrecht, James D. Stice, Earl Kay Stice, K. Fred Skousen, Albrecht S.E.