On December 29, 2021, Patel Products, Incorporated, sells a delivery van that cost $20,000. The equipment had accumulated depreciation of $16,000 at December 31, 2020. Annual depreciation on this equipment is $2,000 computed using straight-line depreciation. Complete the necessary journal entry to bring the accumulated depreciation up-to-date by selecting the account names from the drop-down menus and entering the dollar amounts in the debit or credit columns.
On December 29, 2021, Patel Products, Incorporated, sells a delivery van that cost $20,000. The equipment had accumulated depreciation of $16,000 at December 31, 2020. Annual depreciation on this equipment is $2,000 computed using straight-line depreciation. Complete the necessary journal entry to bring the accumulated depreciation up-to-date by selecting the account names from the drop-down menus and entering the dollar amounts in the debit or credit columns.
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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.
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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.
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![On December 29, 2021, Patel Products, Incorporated, sells a delivery van that cost $20,000. The equipment had
accumulated depreciation of $16,000 at December 31, 2020. Annual depreciation on this equipment is $2,000
computed using straight-line depreciation.
Complete the necessary journal entry to bring the accumulated depreciation up-to-date by selecting the
account names from the drop-down menus and entering the dollar amounts in the debit or credit columns.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F91914efc-0a6f-4bc7-87d6-8a1e279b77a8%2F4db6e9d3-87cf-4388-b097-de4cc15c560b%2Fxmzhir_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:On December 29, 2021, Patel Products, Incorporated, sells a delivery van that cost $20,000. The equipment had
accumulated depreciation of $16,000 at December 31, 2020. Annual depreciation on this equipment is $2,000
computed using straight-line depreciation.
Complete the necessary journal entry to bring the accumulated depreciation up-to-date by selecting the
account names from the drop-down menus and entering the dollar amounts in the debit or credit columns.
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