Problem 1. ABC Co. purchases equipment with a cost of $120,000 on January 1, 2023. ABC paid cash. The equipment has no salvage value. The useful life is 5 years. a. Record the journal entry for the purchase of the equipment. b. Calculate the depreciation for the first year, 2023, using straight line depreciation and record the appropriate journal entry. c. What is the book value after the 2023 entry for depreciation? d. Calculate the depreciation for 2024, using straight line depreciation and record the appropriate journal
Problem 1. ABC Co. purchases equipment with a cost of $120,000 on January 1, 2023. ABC paid cash. The equipment has no salvage value. The useful life is 5 years. a. Record the journal entry for the purchase of the equipment. b. Calculate the depreciation for the first year, 2023, using straight line depreciation and record the appropriate journal entry. c. What is the book value after the 2023 entry for depreciation? d. Calculate the depreciation for 2024, using straight line depreciation and record the appropriate journal
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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.
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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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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1. ABC Co. purchases equipment with a cost of $120,000 on January 1, 2023. ABC paid cash. The
equipment has no salvage value. The useful life is 5 years.
a. Record the journal entry for the purchase of the equipment.
b. Calculate the depreciation for the first year, 2023, using straight line depreciation and record the
appropriate journal
entry.
c. What is the book value after the 2023 entry for depreciation?
d. Calculate the depreciation for 2024, using straight line depreciation and record the appropriate journal
entry.
e. What is the book value after the 2024 entry for depreciation?
f. ABC sells the equipment after recording the 2024 year of depreciation for $75,000. Record the journal
entry to
dispose of the equipment.
g. Assume the same facts as in part f. above except ABC receives $60,000 cash. Record the journal entry
to dispose of
the equipment.
h. Assume the same facts as in part f. above except the equipment is worthless and ABC disposes of the
equipment and
receives $0 cash. Record the journal entry to dispose of the equipment.
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