For financial reporting. Clinton Poultry Farms has used the declining-balance method of depreciation for conveyor equipment acquired at the beginning of 2018 for $2,672,000. Its useful life was estimated to be six years with a $188,000 residual value. At the beginning of 2021, Clinton decides to the straight-line method. The effect of this change on depreciation for each year is as follows:

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For financial reporting. Clinton Poultry Farms has used the declining-balance method of depreciation for conveyor equipment acquired at the beginning of 2018 for $2,672,000. Its useful life was estimated to be six years with a $188,000 residual value. At the beginning of 2021, Clinton decides to the straight-line method. The effect of this change on depreciation for each year is as follows:

 

 

                                                 ($ in thousands)_________________________________

Year            Straight-Line                           Declining Balance                        Difference

2018              $     414                                        $    890                                          $476

2019                      414                                              594                                            180

2020                      414                                              396                                            - 18

                        $1,242                                        $1,880                                            $638

 

 

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Prepare any 2021 journal entry related to the change. (Enter your answers in dollars. If no entry is required for a Transaction/event, select “No journal entry required” in the first account field.)

 

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Record the adjusting entry for depreciation in 2021. 

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