Question

On December 31, 2020, Sweet Inc. has a machine with a book value of $1,203,200. The original cost and related accumulated depreciation at this date are as follows.

Machine		$1,664,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation		460,800
Book value		$1,203,200

Depreciation is computed at $76,800 per year on a straight-line basis.

Presented below is a set of independent situations. For each independent situation, indicate the journal entry to be made to record the transaction. Make sure that depreciation entries are made to update the book value of the machine prior to its disposal.

(c)

On July 31, 2021, the company donated this machine to the Mountain King City Council. The fair value of the machine at the time of the donation was estimated to be $1,408,000. (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.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
July 31, 2021	enter an account title to record current depreciation	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title to record current depreciation	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	(To record current depreciation.)
July 31, 2021	enter an account title to record donation of the machine	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title to record donation of the machine	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title to record donation of the machine	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	enter an account title to record donation of the machine	enter a debit amount	enter a credit amount
	(To record donation of the machine.)

Answer 1

Solution:

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
July. 31, 2021	Depreciation Expenses [76800*7/12]	$                44,800
	Accumulated Depreciation		$          44,800
	[To record current depreciation]
July. 31, 2021	Accumulated Depreciation [460800+44800]	$              505,600
	Contribution Expense [Donation]	$          1,408,000
	Gain on disposal of machine		$        249,600
	Machine		$    1,664,000
	[To record donation of the machine]