A company maintains its non-current assets at cost. Accumulated provision for depreciation accounts are kept for each asset. As at December 2014, the position was as follows: Total Cost To Date Total Depreciation To Date RM RM Machinery 59.950 25,670 Office Furniture 2,860 1,490 The following transactions were made in the year ended 31 December 2015: Purchased machinery RM 2,480 and office furniture RM 320 Sold machinery which had cost RM 2,800 in 2011 for RM 800. Depreciation is charged on a straight line basis at 10 percent on machinery and 5 percent on office furniture. Required: Prepare the asset and accumulated depreciation accounts for the year ending at 31 December 2015. The extract of Statement of Financial Position at that date.
A company maintains its non-current assets at cost. Accumulated provision for depreciation accounts are kept for each asset. As at December 2014, the position was as follows: Total Cost To Date Total Depreciation To Date RM RM Machinery 59.950 25,670 Office Furniture 2,860 1,490 The following transactions were made in the year ended 31 December 2015: Purchased machinery RM 2,480 and office furniture RM 320 Sold machinery which had cost RM 2,800 in 2011 for RM 800. Depreciation is charged on a straight line basis at 10 percent on machinery and 5 percent on office furniture. Required: Prepare the asset and accumulated depreciation accounts for the year ending at 31 December 2015. The extract of Statement of Financial Position at that date.
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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.
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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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