In: Accounting
Terry Wade, the new controller of Hellickson Company, has reviewed the expected useful lives and salvage values of selected depreciable assets at the beginning of 2017. His findings are as follows.
All assets are depreciated by the straight-line method. Hellickson Company uses a calendar year in preparing annual financial statements. After discussion, management has agreed to accept Terry’s proposed changes.
Instructions
(a) Compute the revised annual depreciation on each asset in 2017. (Show computations.)
(b) Prepare the entry (or entries) to record depreciation on the building in 2017.
Part a.
Revised annual depreciation on each asset in 2017:
Building = (800000-114000-26000)/44 = $15000 per year
Warehouse = (100000-19000-6000)/15 = $5000 per year
Part b.
Journal entry to record depreciation on the building in 2017:
Date | account and explanation: | debit | credit |
Depreciation expense | 15000 | ||
Accumlated depreciation-Building | 15000 | ||
(TO record depreciation ) |