The Kaltec Construction Company purchased a piece of machinery on June 29, 2013 for $53 000. Freight costs came to $800. It cost $1 700 to
The Kaltec Construction Company purchased a piece of machinery on June 29, 2013 for $53 000. Freight costs came to $800. It cost $1 700 to
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![The Kaltec Construction Company purchased a
piece of machinery on June 29, 2013 for $53 000.
Freight costs came to $800. It cost $1 700 to
install and test the machinery. At this time it was
estimated that the machine would be used for six
years and would have a residual value of $8 000
at that time.
Before recording the 2016 amortization expense,
the owners realized that this machinery would last
only five years, and therefore revised the
amortization expense calculation.
On July 2, 2017, the machine broke down and
rather than repair it, the company decided to sell it
for $12 000.
a) Prepare the journal entry to record the
purchase of the machine on June 29, 2013.
b) Calculate the amortization charges that would
appear on the December 2013, 2014 and 2015
income statements, using the straight line method
of amortization.
c) Show the journal entry for the 2013
amortization.
d) Show how the machine would appear in the
Kaltec Construction Company Balance Sheet on
December 31, 2015, presuming the straight-line
method of amortization is used.
e) Briefly explain why no journal entry would be
made to correct previous years' records after the
new estimate in 2016 for expected life. Give one
IFRS principle to support your argument.
f) Prepare the journal entry for the July 2, 2017
transaction (show the calculations).](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8a1a4885-4bfc-4b1b-851f-4117820fc9a8%2Ff033e90a-0e35-4440-a687-6ff94bd1285b%2Fwveqdc7_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The Kaltec Construction Company purchased a
piece of machinery on June 29, 2013 for $53 000.
Freight costs came to $800. It cost $1 700 to
install and test the machinery. At this time it was
estimated that the machine would be used for six
years and would have a residual value of $8 000
at that time.
Before recording the 2016 amortization expense,
the owners realized that this machinery would last
only five years, and therefore revised the
amortization expense calculation.
On July 2, 2017, the machine broke down and
rather than repair it, the company decided to sell it
for $12 000.
a) Prepare the journal entry to record the
purchase of the machine on June 29, 2013.
b) Calculate the amortization charges that would
appear on the December 2013, 2014 and 2015
income statements, using the straight line method
of amortization.
c) Show the journal entry for the 2013
amortization.
d) Show how the machine would appear in the
Kaltec Construction Company Balance Sheet on
December 31, 2015, presuming the straight-line
method of amortization is used.
e) Briefly explain why no journal entry would be
made to correct previous years' records after the
new estimate in 2016 for expected life. Give one
IFRS principle to support your argument.
f) Prepare the journal entry for the July 2, 2017
transaction (show the calculations).
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