At the beginning of the year, Young Company bought three used machines from Vince, Inc. The machines immediately were overhauled, were installed, and started operating. Because the machines were different, each was recorded separately in the accounts.     Machine A Machine B Machine C Amount paid for asset $ 7,700   $ 25,800   $ 9,500   Installation costs   300     700     600   Renovation costs prior to use   1,700     1,300     1,300   Repairs after production began   420     370     375       By the end of the first year, each machine had been operating 5,000 hours.   Required: Compute the cost of each machine. Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense at the end of year 1, assuming the following: TIP: Remember that the formula for double-declining-balance uses cost minus accumulated depreciation (not residual value).   Estimates   Machine Life Residual Value Depreciation Method A 5 years   $ 300   Straight-line B 20,000 hours     800   Units-of-production C 6 years     1,200   Double-declining-balance

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At the beginning of the year, Young Company bought three used machines from Vince, Inc. The machines immediately were overhauled, were installed, and started operating. Because the machines were different, each was recorded separately in the accounts.

 

  Machine A Machine B Machine C
Amount paid for asset $ 7,700   $ 25,800   $ 9,500  
Installation costs   300     700     600  
Renovation costs prior to use   1,700     1,300     1,300  
Repairs after production began   420     370     375  
 

 

By the end of the first year, each machine had been operating 5,000 hours.

 

Required:

  1. Compute the cost of each machine.
  2. Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense at the end of year 1, assuming the following: TIP: Remember that the formula for double-declining-balance uses cost minus accumulated depreciation (not residual value).
  Estimates  
Machine Life Residual Value Depreciation Method
A 5 years   $ 300   Straight-line
B 20,000 hours     800   Units-of-production
C 6 years     1,200   Double-declining-balance
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