In: Accounting
On March 31, 2021, the Herzog Company purchased a factory complete with vehicles and equipment. The allocation of the total purchase price of $1,000,000 to the various types of assets along with estimated useful lives and residual values are as follows:
Asset | Cost | Estimated Residual Value |
Estimated Useful Life (in years) |
Land | $ 100,000 | N/A | N/A |
Building | 500,000 | none | 25 |
Equipment | 240,000 | 10% of cost | 8 |
Vehicles | 160,000 | $12,000 | 8 |
Total | $1,000,000 |
On June 29, 2022, equipment included in the March 31, 2021, purchase that cost $100,000 was sold for $80,000. Herzog uses the straight-line depreciation method for buildings and equipment and the double-declining-balance method for vehicles. Partial-year depreciation is calculated based on the number of months an asset is in service.
Required:
Compute depreciation expense on the building, equipment, and vehicles for 2021.
Prepare the journal entries for 2022 to record (a) depreciation on the equipment sold on June 29, 2022, and (b) the sale of the equipment. Round to the nearest whole dollar amount.
Compute depreciation expense on the building, remaining equipment, and vehicles for 2022.
1.Assumption, year closes on 31st december every year
Asset | Purchase value | Residual Value | Depreciable value | Total life | Depreciation for 2021 |
Building | 500000 | 0 | 500000 | 25 | (500000/25)*9/12=15000 |
Equipment | 240000 | 24000 | 216000 | 8 | (216000/8)*9/12=20250 |
vehicle | 160000 | 12000 | 148000 | 8 | 2*(148000/8)*9/12=27750 |
Total | 900000 | 36000 | 864000 | 63000 |
*Assets used only for 9 months
2. equipment used for only 6 months in 2022
Journal entry on 29th june will be
Depreciation a/c dr 5625
To Equipment a/c 5625
(Being depreciation charged for 6 months (90000/8)*6/12=5625)
Cash a/c dr 80000
Loss on sale of equipment a/c dr 5937
To equipment a/c 85937
(being equipment sold at 80000 and loss calculated 100000-80000-(90000/8)*9/12-(90000/8)*6/12)
3. Depreciation for year 2022
Asset | Purchase value | less depreciation for 2021 | Asset sold | closing value after sale | Depreciation for 2021 |
Building | 500000 | 15000 | 0 | 485000 | (500000/25)=20000 |
Equipment | 240000 | 20250 | 91562 | 128188 | (126000/8)=15750 |
vehicle | 160000 | 27750 | 0 | 132250 | 2*(148000/8)=37000 |
Total | 900000 | 36000 | 91562 | 745438 | 72750 |