Question

1] The balance sheet of Fullwood Ltd at 31 December 2018 showed: $ Furniture & Fittings 40 000 Accumulated depreciation of F&F 30 000 10 000 On 1 January 2019 the equipment was sold for $13 000. The accounting entry to record the closing of the equipment and the accumulated depreciation of equipment accounts is:

a] DR Accumulated depreciation equipment $30 000; CR Equipment $30 000.

b] DR Bank $13 000; CR Carrying amount of equipment $13 000.

c] DR Accumulated depreciation equipment $30 000; DR Carrying amount of equipment $10 000; CR Equipment $40 000.

d] DR Accumulated depreciation equipment $10 000; CR Equipment $10 000.

2] If a computer with a fully depreciated cost of $10 000 is discarded as worthless, the correct accounting entry to record the scrapping is:

a	DR Expense on disposal of asset $10 000; CR Computer $10 000.

b	DR Accumulated depreciation computer $10 000; CR Computer $10 000.

c	DR Expense on disposal of asset $10 000; CR Accumulated depreciation computer $10 000.

d	DR Expense on disposal of asset $10 000; CR Proceeds of disposal of asset $10 000.

Answer 1

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1.

The accounting entry to record the closing of the equipment and the accumulated depreciation of equipment accounts is:

(c) DR Accumulated depreciation equipment $30 000;

DR Carrying amount of equipment $10 000;

CR Equipment $40 000.

2.

the correct accounting entry to record the scrapping is:

(d).	DR Expense on disposal of asset $10 000; CR Proceeds of disposal of asset $10 000.