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Recording and Preparing Schedule Using Sum-of-theYears’-Digits Method Depreciation, Partial Year
An asset was purchased October 1, 2020, costing $30,000, with a residual value of $6,000 and an estimated three-year useful life.
Required
a. Prepare a schedule of depreciation that shows annual depreciation expense and year-end accumulated depreciation and book value over the useful life of the asset assuming that the company depreciated the asset using the sum-of-the-years’-digits method.
Note: Round each amount to the nearest dollar.
| For the Period | End of Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting Period  | 
Depreciation Expense  | 
Accumulated Depreciation  | 
Book Value  | 
| 2020 | Answer | Answer | Answer | 
| 2021 | Answer | Answer | Answer | 
| 2022 | Answer | Answer | Answer | 
| 2023 | Answer | Answer | Answer | 
b. Record the entry to recognize depreciation in 2020.
| Date | Account Name | Dr. | Cr. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2020 | AnswerCashInventoryPropertyBuildingEquipmentAccumulated DepreciationCost of Oil ReserveRetained Earnings—Prior Period AdjustmentSalesCost of Goods SoldDepreciation ExpenseExploration ExpenseRepairs ExpenseGain on Reversal of Impairment LossLoss on ImpairmentLoss on DisposalN/A | Answer | Answer | 
| AnswerCashInventoryPropertyBuildingEquipmentAccumulated DepreciationCost of Oil ReserveRetained Earnings—Prior Period AdjustmentSalesCost of Goods SoldDepreciation ExpenseExploration ExpenseRepairs ExpenseGain on Reversal of Impairment LossLoss on ImpairmentLoss on DisposalN/A | Answer | Answer | 
c. Record the entry to recognize depreciation in 2021.
| Date | Account Name | Dr. | Cr. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2021 | AnswerCashInventoryPropertyBuildingEquipmentAccumulated DepreciationCost of Oil ReserveRetained Earnings—Prior Period AdjustmentSalesCost of Goods SoldDepreciation ExpenseExploration ExpenseRepairs ExpenseGain on Reversal of Impairment LossLoss on ImpairmentLoss on DisposalN/A | Answer | Answer | 
| AnswerCashInventoryPropertyBuildingEquipmentAccumulated DepreciationCost of Oil ReserveRetained Earnings—Prior Period AdjustmentSalesCost of Goods SoldDepreciation ExpenseExploration ExpenseRepairs ExpenseGain on Reversal of Impairment LossLoss on ImpairmentLoss on DisposalN/A | Answer | Answer |