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1. Millburn Company has acquired a property that included both land and a building for $530,000. The company hired an appraiser who has determined that the market value of the land is $320,000 and that of the building is $480,000.
Prepare the journal entry to record the purchase of these assets. (Round any intermediate calculations to two decimal places, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)
2. Calculate the depreciation expense using the straight-line and units-of-production methods for all years for the following operating asset.
Cost $65,000
Salvage value $5,000
Expected useful life is 4 years and total expected output is 150,000 units as follows:
Yr. 1 70,000
Yr. 2 35,000
Yr. 3 25,000
Yr. 4 20,000
1)
Total market value of land and building -: ($320,000 + $480,000) = $800,000
This means that land value consists of 40% of the total value fair value of land and building (i.e.. $320,000 / $800,000)
Balance 60% is for value of building.
Now as per the cost principle, the Company can record the cost of only $530,000
So Value of land will be $530,000 X 40% = $212,000
Value of building -: $530,000 X 60% = $318,000
Journal Entry for recording of this transaction
Land A/c Dr. $212,000
Building A/c Dr. $318,000
To Cash A/c $530,000
(Being the Company purchased land and building during the year)
2)
Computation of depreciation
Cost of the asset -: $65,000
Salvage Value -: $5,000
Depreciable asset -: $60,000 (i.e.. $65,000 - $5,000)
Useful life -: 4 years
Depreciation under straight line basis
Yearly depreciation = $60,000 / 4 = $15,000
So under straight line method of depreciation, yearly depreciation will be $15,000
Depreciation under unit of production method
Depreciable asset (as computed above) -: $60,000
Units to be produced | Depreciation p.a. | |
Year 1 | 70000 | $ 28,000 |
Year 2 | 35000 | $ 14,000 |
Year 3 | 25000 | $ 10,000 |
Year 4 | 20000 | $ 8,000 |
150000 | $ 60,000 |
Depreciation for Year 1 -: $60,000 X 70,000 / 150,000 = $28,000
Year 2-: $60,000 X 35,000 / 150,000 = $14,000
Similarly for other year 3 and year 4 needs to be computed.