Howarth Manufacturing Company purchased equipment on June 30, 2017, at a cost of $155,000. The residual value of the equipment was estimated to be $14,000 at the end of a five-year life. The equipment was sold on March 31, 2021, for $48,000. Howarth uses the straight-line depreciation method for all of its plant and equipment. Partial-year depreciation is calculated based on the number of months the asset is in service.   Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale. 2. Assuming that Howarth had instead used the double-declining-balance method, prepare the journal entry to record the sale.

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Howarth Manufacturing Company purchased equipment on June 30, 2017, at a cost of $155,000. The residual value of the equipment was estimated to be $14,000 at the end of a five-year life. The equipment was sold on March 31, 2021, for $48,000. Howarth uses the straight-line depreciation method for all of its plant and equipment. Partial-year depreciation is calculated based on the number of months the asset is in service.
 
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1. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale.
2. Assuming that Howarth had instead used the double-declining-balance method, prepare the journal entry to record the sale.
 

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