4. The trial balance below was extracted from the books of CiciCaca Enterprise as at 31 Mac 2020: Debit Credit RM 950,000 Particulars RM 377,000 432,000 102,000 625,000 Purchases and Sales Plant and machinery Vehicles Land and building Accumulated depreciation: Plant and machinery Vehicles Discount allowed and discount received Returns inwards and returns outwards |Carriage inwards |Carriage outwards Custom duties Drawings Provision for doubtful debts Salaries and wages Electricity and water Rent and rates Insurance Mortgage on land and building Repairs and maintenance Commission earned Accounts receivables Account payable Inventory – 1 April 2019 Cash at bank Capital 175,000 39,000 760 12,200 1,500 44,000 4,700 5,500 15,400 3,600 2,000 300,000 65,000 4,000 55,000 450,000 6,300 95,000 187,000 166,500 51,000 41,100 429,640 |2,320,100 2,320,100 ТOTAL The following additional information is to be taken into consideration: i. Increase in provision for doubtful debts to RM3,610 ii. Depreciation for the year: a. Plant and machinery b. Vehicles iii. Accrued expenses: RM25,700 RM15,300 a. Rent and rates RM1,000 b. Electricity and water iv. Expenses paid in advance: a. Salaries and wages RM4,800 RM4,500
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
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