Vaughn Industries purchased the following assets and constructed a building as well. All this was done during the current year. Assets 1 and 2: These assets were purchased as a lump sum for $250,000 cash. The following information was gathered. Description Machinery Equipment. Initial Cost on Seller's Books $250,000 150,000 Depreciation to Date on Seller's Books $125,000 Cost of machinery traded Accumulated depreciation to date of sale Fair value of machinery traded Cash received Fair value of machinery acquired Date Payment 25,000 $250,000 100,000 Asset 3: This machine was acquired by making a $25,000 down payment and issuing a $75,000, 2-year, zero-interest-bearing note. The note is to be paid off in two $37,500 installments made at the end of the first and second years. It was estimated that the asset could have been purchased outright for $89,750. 200,000 Book Value on Seller's Books Asset 4: This machinery was acquired by trading in used machinery. (The exchange lacks commercial substance.) Facts concerning the trade-in are as follows. 25,000 $125,000 175,000 125,000 Appraised Value $225,000 75,000 Asset 5: Equipment was acquired by issuing 100 shares of $20 par value common stock. The stock had a market price of $28 per share. Construction of Building: A building was constructed on land purchased last year at a cost of $375,000. Construction began on February 1 and was completed on November 1. The payments to the contractor were as follows.
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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