Depreciation by different methods, and sale of a fixed asset                                                   New machines were purchased by Nunez Co. on January 1 for $300,000. The equipment was                         expected to have a useful life of four years and an estimated salvage value of $40,000.                                                   Required:                         1. Determine the annual depreciation expense for each of the four years under                         A. The Straight-line method                                                   Year 1                         Year 2                         Year 3                         Year 4                                                   B. The double-declining balance method                                                     Beg. BV DDB% Dep. Exp. End. BV                 Year 1                         Year 2                         Year 3                         Year 4                                                                             2. Journalize the entry for the first year assuming the straightline method. (Select the account from the dropdown menu)                                                   Date Accounts and Explanations   Debit Credit                                                                                                           3. Journalize the sale of the machine if it was sold at the end of the third year for $100,000. (Select the account from the dropdown menu)                         (Assume the straight-line method of depreciation was used)                                                   Date Accounts and Explanations   Debit Credit

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Depreciation by different methods, and sale of a fixed asset                        
                         
New machines were purchased by Nunez Co. on January 1 for $300,000. The equipment was                        
expected to have a useful life of four years and an estimated salvage value of $40,000.                        
                         
Required:                        
1. Determine the annual depreciation expense for each of the four years under                        
A. The Straight-line method                        
                         
Year 1                        
Year 2                        
Year 3                        
Year 4                        
                         
B. The double-declining balance method                        
                         
  Beg. BV DDB% Dep. Exp. End. BV                
Year 1                        
Year 2                        
Year 3                        
Year 4                        
                         
                         
2. Journalize the entry for the first year assuming the straightline method. (Select the account from the dropdown menu)                        
                         
Date Accounts and Explanations   Debit Credit        
                 
                 
                 
                 
                         
3. Journalize the sale of the machine if it was sold at the end of the third year for $100,000. (Select the account from the dropdown menu)                        
(Assume the straight-line method of depreciation was used)                        
                         
Date Accounts and Explanations   Debit Credit        
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                         
                         
                         

 

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Depreciation is considered as an expense charge on the value of the Asset. It can be calculated by using different methods straight-line method, the double decline method, the sum of the year's digits method, etc.

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