Question

Highsmith Rental Company purchased an apartment building early in 2021. There are 20 apartments in the building and each is furnished with major kitchen appliances. The company has decided to use the group depreciation method for the appliances. The following data are available:

Appliance	Cost			Residual Value			Service Life (in Years)
Stoves	$	45,000		$	3,000		6
Refrigerators		40,000			7,000		5
Dishwashers		38,000			6,000		4

In 2024, four new refrigerators costing $4,200 were purchased for cash. In that same year, the old refrigerators, which originally cost $4,500, were sold for $1,700.

Required:
1. Calculate the group depreciation rate, group life, and depreciation for 2021.
2. Prepare the journal entries to record the purchase of the new refrigerators and the sale of the old refrigerators.

• Required 1
• Required 2

Calculate the group depreciation rate, group life, and depreciation for 2021. (Round "Group depreciation rate" and "Group life" answers to 2 decimal places.)

	Group depreciation rate % Group life years Depreciation for 2021 (Straight Line)

2. prepare journal entry

Answer 1

year of purchase 2021					Rs in $
Appliance	cost	residual value	depreciable value	service life	depreciation for 2021             (SLM Basis)	Rate of depreciation
stoves	45,000.00	3,000.00	42,000.00	6	7000	17%
refrigetors	40,000.00	7,000.00	33,000.00	5	6600	20%
dish washers	38,000.00	6,000.00	32,000.00	4	8000	25%
	1,23,000.00	16,000.00	1,07,000.00		21600	20%
		Group depreciation rate		20%
		Group life years		4.95
		Depreciation for 2021		21,600.00