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logan's Landscaping purchased a tractor at a cost of $35,000 and sold it three years later for $10,000. Landscaping recorded deprecation using the straight-line method, a five-year service life, and a 5000 residue little value. Factors are included in the equipment account. The journal entry to record the sale would include
Entry will include
Debit of cash by $10,000
Debit accumulated depreciation by $18,000
Debit of Loss on sale of equipment by $7,000
Credit of Equipment by $35,000
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Working
Straight line | |
Cost | $ 35,000.00 |
Accumulated depreciation | $ 18,000.00 |
Book value | $ 17,000.00 |
Sales price | $ 10,000.00 |
Book value | $ 17,000.00 |
Gain /(loss) | $ (7,000.00) |
Entry for sale is
General Journal | Debit | Credit |
Cash | $ 10,000 | |
Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment | $ 18,000 | |
Loss on sale of Equipment | $ 7,000 | |
Equipment | $ 35,000 | |
(To record sale of Equipment) |
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Straight line Method | ||
A | Cost | $ 35,000 |
B | Residual Value | $ 5,000 |
C=A - B | Depreciable base | $ 30,000 |
D | Life [in years left ] | 5 |
E=C/D | Annual SLM depreciation | $ 6,000 |
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Depreciation schedule-Straight line method | ||||
Year | Book Value | Depreciation expense | Accumulated Depreciation | Ending Book Value |
1 | $ 35,000.00 | $ 6,000.00 | $ 6,000.00 | $ 29,000.00 |
2 | $ 29,000.00 | $ 6,000.00 | $ 12,000.00 | $ 23,000.00 |
3 | $ 23,000.00 | $ 6,000.00 | $ 18,000.00 | $ 17,000.00 |