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8-9a. Disposal of asset. Sellem, Inc. is disposing of office furniture it has had for 2 ½ years. The cost of the furniture was $10,000, and Sellem estimated the salvage to be $2,000. A four-year life was expected.
1. Journalize the sale of the machine for $7,500.
2. Journalize the sale of the machine for $2,300.
3. Journalize the disposal if Sellem discarded the furniture.
| Original cost | 10000 | |||||
| Less: Estimated salvage | 2000 | |||||
| Depreciable cost | 8000 | |||||
| Divide: Life | 4 | |||||
| Annual depreciation | 2000 | |||||
| Multiply: Yrars expired | 2.5 | |||||
| Accumulated dep | 5000 | |||||
| Book vallue (10000-5000) | 5000 | |||||
| Req 1. | ||||||
| Gain on sale = 7500-5000 = 2500 | ||||||
| Journal entry: | ||||||
| Accounts title and explanations | Debit $ | Credit $ | ||||
| Cash account | 7500 | |||||
| Accumulated depreciation-Equipment | 5000 | |||||
| Equipment | 10000 | |||||
| Gain on sale of Equipment | 2500 | |||||
| Req 2. | ||||||
| Loss on sale = 5000-2300 = 2700 | ||||||
| Journal entry: | ||||||
| Accounts title and explanations | Debit $ | Credit $ | ||||
| Cash account | 2300 | |||||
| Accumulated depreciation-Equipment | 5000 | |||||
| Loss on sale of Equipment | 2700 | |||||
| Equipment | 10000 | |||||
| Req 3. | ||||||
| Journal entry: | ||||||
| Accounts title and explanations | Debit $ | Credit $ | ||||
| Accumulated depreciation-Equipment | 5000 | |||||
| Loss on disposal of assets | 5000 | |||||
| Equipment | 10000 | |||||