The balance sheets of HiROE Inc. showed the following at December 31, 2020 and 2019: December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $212,625 at December 31, 2020, and $151,875 at December 31, 2019. $ 273,375 $ 334,125 If there have not been any purchases, sales, or other transactions affecting this equipment account since the equipment was first acquired, what is the amount of the depreciation expense for 2020? Assume the same facts as in part a, and assume that the estimated useful life of the equipment to HiROE Inc., is eight years and that there is no estimated salvage value. Determine: What the original cost of the equipment was. What depreciation method is apparently being used. When the equipment was acquired. Assume that this equipment account represents the cost of 5 identical machines. Prepare the horizontal model and record the journal entry for the sale of the machine to calculate the gain or loss on the sale of one of the machines on January 2, 2021, for $60,000. Indicate the financial statement effect.
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.
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December 31, 2020 |
December 31, 2019 |
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Equipment, less |
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273,375 |
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334,125 |
- If there have not been any purchases, sales, or other transactions affecting this equipment account since the equipment was first acquired, what is the amount of the depreciation expense for 2020?
- Assume the same facts as in part a, and assume that the estimated useful life of the equipment to HiROE Inc., is eight years and that there is no estimated salvage value. Determine:
- What the original cost of the equipment was.
- What depreciation method is apparently being used.
- When the equipment was acquired.
- Assume that this equipment account represents the cost of 5 identical machines. Prepare the horizontal model and record the
journal entry for the sale of the machine to calculate the gain or loss on the sale of one of the machines on January 2, 2021, for $60,000. Indicate the financial statement effect.
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