Question

The following transactions and adjusting entries were completed by a paper-packaging company called Gravure Graphics International during 2018 and 2019. The company uses straight-line depreciation for trucks and other vehicles, double-declining-balance depreciation for buildings, and straight-line amortization for patents.

2018
January		2		Paid $97,000 cash to purchase storage shed components.
January		3		Paid $4,000 cash to have the storage shed erected. The storage shed has an estimated life of 10 years and a residual value of $7,000.
April		1		Paid $43,000 cash to purchase a pickup truck for use in the business. The truck has an estimated useful life of five years and a residual value of $5,000.
May		13		Paid $700 cash for minor repairs to the pickup truck's upholstery.
July		1		Paid $18,000 cash to purchase patent rights on a new paper bag manufacturing process. The patent is estimated to have a remaining useful life of five years.
December		31		Recorded depreciation and amortization on the pickup truck, storage shed, and patent.
2019
June		30		Sold the pickup truck for $37,000 cash. (Record the depreciation on the truck prior to recording its disposal.)
December		31		Recorded depreciation on the storage shed. Also determined that the patent was impaired and wrote off its remaining book value (i.e., wrote down the book value to zero).

1.Record the depreciation and amortization expense on the pickup truck, storage shed and patent for the year.

2.Record the depreciation for the truck up to the date of sale.

3.Record the sale of the truck for $37,000 cash.

4.Record the depreciation on the storage shed for the year.

5.Record the Patent Amortization expense for the full year.

6.Record the reversal of the accumulated amortization of patents.

7.Record any impairment loss incurred on the patent.

Answer 1

1	Depreciation on Pick up
	Cost of Pick up	43000
	residuel value	5000
	estimated life	5 Years
	Deprciation on pick up	(43000-5000)/5*9/12	5700
	Depreciation charged for 9 month only
	Amortisation of Patent
	patent purchase cost	18000
	estimated life	5 Years
	SLM		18000/5*6/12		1800
	Depreciation charged for 6 month only
	Depreciation on Shed Building
	cost of buiding	97000+4000		101000
	Residuel Value				7000
	Useful Life				10 Year
	SLM Depreciation rate		(101000-7000)/10*2	18800	20
	Depreication for truck till date of sale
2	Depreciation for 6 month till 30 june	(43000-5000)/5*6/12	3800
3	cash account Dr	37000
	To Truck account		37000
4	Depreciation account Dr	(101000-9400)*10%*2	18320
	To Building account					18320
5	Patent written off
	Written off account Dr		(18000-1800)	16200
	To Patent account Cr					16200