Jet Co. purchased a machine on 1 July 2017 at a cost of OMR51,000. The machine had an estimated salvage value of OMR3,000 and a life of eight years. The machine was sold for OMR48,600 on 31 December 2019, the last day of the accounting year of the business. To make the sale, the business had to incur dismantling costs and costs of transporting the machine to the buyer's premises. These amounted to OMR1,200. The business uses the straight-line method of depreciation. What was the gain or loss on disposal of the machine?
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.
Depreciation Accounting
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.
. Jet Co. purchased a machine on 1 July 2017 at a cost of OMR51,000. The machine had an estimated salvage value of OMR3,000 and a life of eight years. The machine was sold for OMR48,600 on 31 December 2019, the last day of the accounting year of the business. To make the sale, the business had to incur dismantling costs and costs of transporting the machine to the buyer's premises. These amounted to OMR1,200. The business uses the straight-line method of
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