Question

On July 1, Andrew Company purchased equipment at a cost of $150,000 that has a depreciable cost of $120,000 and an estimated useful life of 3 years or 60,000 hours.

Required:

Using straight-line depreciation, prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense for (a) the first year, (b) the second year, and (c) the last year on December 31. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

CHART OF ACCOUNTS
Andrew Company
General Ledger
ASSETS 110 Cash 111 Petty Cash 112 Accounts Receivable 114 Interest Receivable 115 Notes Receivable 116 Merchandise Inventory 117 Supplies 119 Prepaid Insurance 120 Land 121 Equipment 122 Accumulated Depreciation 132 Goodwill 133 Patents LIABILITIES 210 Accounts Payable 211 Salaries Payable 213 Sales Tax Payable 214 Interest Payable 215 Notes Payable EQUITY 310 Common Stock 311 Retained Earnings 312 Dividends 313 Income Summary	REVENUE 410 Sales 610 Interest Revenue EXPENSES 510 Cost of Merchandise Sold 520 Salaries Expense 521 Advertising Expense 522 Supplies Expense 523 Delivery Expense 524 Rent Expense 525 Insurance Expense 531 Repairs and Maintenance Expense 541 Depreciation Expense 544 Amortization Expense-Patents 591 Miscellaneous Expense 710 Interest Expense

Using straight-line depreciation, prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense for (a) the first year, (b) the second year, and (c) the last year on December 31. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

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	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT
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Answer 1

• Workings

A	Cost	$          150,000.00
B	Residual Value	$            30,000.00
C=A - B	Depreciable base	$          120,000.00
D	Life [in years]	3
E=C/D	Annual SLM depreciation	$            40,000.00
F = E x 6/12	First Year Depreciation [for 6 months: 1 Jul to 31 Dec]	$ 20,000.00
G	Second year’s depreciation	$ 40,000.00
H	Third year’s depreciation	$ 40,000.00
I = E x 6/12	Last Year’s depreciation for 6 months [1Jan to 30 June]	$ 20,000.00

• Journal entries

	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT
1	31 Dec - First year	Depreciation expense	541	$                   20,000
2		Accumulated Depreciation	122		$       20,000
3	31 Dec - Second year	Depreciation expense	541	$                   40,000
4		Accumulated Depreciation	122		$       40,000
5	31 Dec - Last Year or 30 June Last Year	Depreciation expense	541	$                   20,000
6		Accumulated Depreciation	122		$          20,000