Patel Limited sells equipment on September 30, 2020 for $84,000. The equipment originally cost $288,000 when purchased on January 1, 2018. It has an estimated residual value of $40,000 and a useful life of five years. Depreciation was last recorded on December 31, 2019, the company’s year end.
Prepare the journal entries to:
1) update depreciation using the straight line method to September 30, 2020
2) record the sale of the equipment
Depreciation under Straight line method | |||||
depreciation = (Cost of the asset - Salvage Value)/ Useful life of asset | |||||
= ($288000- $40000)/5 | |||||
=$248000/5 | |||||
=$49600 per year | |||||
Depreciation expense per year = $49600 | |||||
Year | Opening Carrying Amount | Depreciation Expense | Accumuated Depreciation | Book value | |
31 Dec 2018 | 2,88,000 | 49,600 | 49,600 | 2,38,400 | |
31 Dec 2019 | 2,38,400 | 49,600 | 99,200 | 1,88,800 | |
30 Sep 2020 | 1,88,800 | 37,200 (9 months ) | 1,36,400 | 1,51,600 |
2) Sale of Equipment
Book Value of Equipment = $151,600
Sale Value of Equipment = $84000
Loss on Sale of Equipment = $151600 - $84000 = $67600
Journal Entry for sale of Equipment:
Date | General Journal | Debit | Credit |
30 Sep 2020 | Cash | $84000 | |
Accumulated Depreciation | $136400 | ||
Loss on Sale of Asset | $67600 | ||
Equipment | $288000 |
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