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Requirement 6 -- May 31 depreciation adjusting ehKtry for the com Date Account Name Requirement 7 -- May 31 depreciation adjusting entry for the offi Date Account Name Acc Requirement 8 -- Total Depreciation Expense on the May Incon
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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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Recently the Ace Manufacturing Company purchased an office building and a new computer
system. Below is the information about these two new items of Property, Plant, & Equipment.
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The following are the facts for the office building:
April 1, 2021
Date on which the building was purchased
Purchase price
Method of payment
$1,800,000
paid $300,000 cash – signed a note for
the remainder of the purchase price
Estimated life
50 years
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Estimated value at the end of 50 years
$0
Depreciation method
Straight-Line
The following are the facts for the computer system:
Date on which computer was purchased
Purchase price
May 1, 2021
$58,800
Method of payment
Cash
Estimated life
7 years
Estimated value at the end of 7 years
$0
Depreciation method
Straight-Line
The following is a partial list of the accounts in Ace's General Ledger. These are the only accounts
you need for this problem.
D Cash
D Building (asset account)
D Accumulated Depreciation-Building
D Computer (asset account)
D Accumulated Depreciation-Computer
D Note Payable
D Depreciation Expense

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Date
Account Name
Debit
Credit
Requirement 7 --
May 31 depreciation adjusting entry for the office building
Date
Account Name
Debit
Credit
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Requirement 8 -- Total Depreciation Expense on the May Income Statement
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