Question

Exercise 22-8

Flounder Cole Inc. acquired the following assets in January of 2015.

Equipment, estimated service life, 5 years; salvage value, $14,800		$515,800
Building, estimated service life, 30 years; no salvage value		$642,000

The equipment has been depreciated using the sum-of-the-years’-digits method for the first 3 years for financial reporting purposes. In 2018, the company decided to change the method of computing depreciation to the straight-line method for the equipment, but no change was made in the estimated service life or salvage value. It was also decided to change the total estimated service life of the building from 30 years to 40 years, with no change in the estimated salvage value. The building is depreciated on the straight-line method.

(a)		Prepare the general journal entry to record depreciation expense for the equipment in 2018.
(b)		Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense for the building in 2018.

(Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. 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.)

	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
(a)
(b)

Answer 1

1) Equipment depreciable base = 515800-14800 = 501000

Sum of year digit = 5+4+3+2+1 = 15

Accumlated depreciation = 501000*12/15 = 400800

2018 Depreciation expense = (501000-400800/2) = 50100

Building depreciation expense = 642000/30 = 21400 per year

accumlated depreciation = 21400*3 = 64200

2018 Depreciation expense = (642000-64200/37) = 15616

Journal entry

No	Account and explanation	debit	credit
a	Depreciation expense	50100
	Accumlated depreciation-equipment		50100
	(To record dep)
b	Depreciation expense	15616
	Accumlated depreciation-Building		15616
	(To record dep)