In: Accounting
Howarth Manufacturing Company purchased equipment on June 30,
2017, at a cost of $160,000. The residual value of the equipment
was estimated to be $10,000 at the end of a five-year life. The
equipment was sold on March 31, 2021, for $43,000. Howarth uses the
straight-line depreciation method for all of its plant and
equipment. Partial-year depreciation is calculated based on the
number of months the asset is in service.
Required:
1. Prepare the journal entry to record the
sale.
2. Assuming that Howarth had instead used the
double-declining-balance method, prepare the journal entry to
record the sale.
Straight line Depreciation : (cost - residual value )/ Life of asset
Depreciation per year : (160000-10000)/5 + 30,000 per year.
date | Book value | Depreciation | net book value |
june30 2017 | 160000 | 15000 |
145000 |
jan 1 2018 | 145000 | 30000 |
115000 |
jan 1 2019 | 115000 | 30000 |
85000 |
jan 1 2020 | 85000 | 30000 |
55000 |
jan 1 2021 to 31 st march 2021 |
55000 | 7500 |
47500. |
net book value as on 31 st march 2021 is $47,500.
journal entry
cash / bank A/C ...........................Dr $ 43,000
loss on sale of equipment A/c ..... Dr $ 4,500
To Equipment A/c. $ 47,500.
Double Decling balance method.
Depreciation :( 2) * (net book value - residual value )/life of asset
date | book value | depreciation | net book value |
june 30 2017 | 160000 | 30000 | 130000 |
jan 1 2018 | 130000 | 48000 | 82000 |
jan 1 2019 | 82000 | 28800 | 53200 |
jan 1 2020 | 53200 | 17280 | 35920 |
jan 1 2021 | 35920 | 2592 | 33328 |
Net book value as on 31 march 2021 is $33,328.
JOurnal entry
Cash A/C ............Dr $43,000
To equipment A/c cr $ 33,328
To gain on sale of equipment Cr $ 9,762