Journalizing long-term asset transactions (Learning Objectives 2, 3, & 5) 20-25 min.
Brown Freightway provides freight service. The company’s
Jan 1 | Traded in motor-carrier equipment with accumulated depreciation of $84,000 (cost of $130,000) for new equipment with a cash cost of $149,000. Brown Freightway received a trade-in allowance of $54,000 on the old equipment and paid the remainder in cash. |
Jul 1 | Sold a building that cost $560,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $260,000 through December 31 of the preceding year. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis. The building has a 40-year useful life and a residual value of $40,000. Brown Freightway received $100,000 cash and a $340,000 note receivable. |
Oct 31 | Purchased land and a building for a cash payment of $350,000. An independent appraisal valued the land at $115,500 and the building at $269,500. |
Dec 31 | Recorded depreciation as follows: New motor-carrier equipment has an expected useful life of 1,000,000 miles and an estimated residual value of $19,000. Depreciation method is the units-of-production method. During the year, Brown Freightway drove the equipment 150,000 miles. Depreciation on buildings is straight-line. The new building has a 40-year useful life and a residual value equal to $35,000. |
Requirement
1. Record the transactions in Brown Freightway’s journal. Round your depreciation expense to the nearest whole dollar.
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