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A company acquired a truck for $79,000 at the beginning of the fiscal year. It has a useful life of 5 years and a residual value of $9,000. The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation. After owning the truck for 2 years, the company sold it for $34,000. (a) Determine depreciation expense for each of the first 2 years, and (b) determine the gain or loss resulting from the sale.
a. | Depreciation Expense for: | ||||||||||
Year 1 | $ 14,000 | ||||||||||
Year 2 | $ 14,000 | ||||||||||
Working: | |||||||||||
Dereciation Expense Under Straight Line Method | = | (Cost-salvage Value)/Useful Life | |||||||||
= | (79000-9000)/5 | ||||||||||
= | $ 14,000 | ||||||||||
Under Straight Line Method, Depreciation Expense is same for all years. | |||||||||||
b. | |||||||||||
Loss from sale of machine | $ 17,000 | ||||||||||
Working: | |||||||||||
Sales Price | 34,000 | ||||||||||
Less:Book Value at the time of sale | |||||||||||
Cost | 79,000 | ||||||||||
Less:Accumualted depreciation | 28,000 | 51,000 | |||||||||
Loss from sale | 17,000 | ||||||||||