Flounder Enterprises Ltd. purchased machinery on January 1, 2015. The machinery cost $257,000, and was estimated...

Flounder Enterprises Ltd. purchased machinery on January 1, 2015. The machinery cost $257,000, and was estimated to have a ten-year useful life and a residual value of $70,000. Straight-line depreciation was recorded each year-end (December 31) to the end of December 31, 2019. On January 1, 2020, Flounder re-evaluated the machinery. It was now believed that the equipment’s total life was expected to be 15 years.

Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation for 2020.

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Date	Accounts title	Debit	Credit
Dec 31 2020	Depreciation expense-Machinery	$ 9,350
	Accumulated Depreciation - Machinery		$ 9,350
	(depreciation expense recorded)

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Straight line Method depreciation from year 2015 to 2019
A	Cost	$ 257,000
B	Residual Value	$ 70,000
C=A - B	Depreciable base	$ 187,000
D	Life [in years left ]	10
E=C/D	Annual SLM depreciation	$ 18,700.00

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Depreciation schedule-Straight line method
Year	Book Value	Depreciation expense	Accumulated Depreciation	Ending Book Value
2015	$ 257,000.00	$ 18,700.00	$ 18,700.00	$ 238,300.00
2016	$ 238,300.00	$ 18,700.00	$ 37,400.00	$ 219,600.00
2017	$ 219,600.00	$ 18,700.00	$ 56,100.00	$ 200,900.00
2018	$ 200,900.00	$ 18,700.00	$ 74,800.00	$ 182,200.00
2019	$ 182,200.00	$ 18,700.00	$ 93,500.00	$ 163,500.00

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Straight line Method for 2020 and onwards
A	Book value at the end of 2019	$ 163,500
B	Residual Value	$ 70,000
C=A - B	Depreciable base	$ 93,500
D	Life [in years left ] (15-5)	10
E=C/D	Annual SLM depreciation	$ 9,350.00

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