In: Accounting
Trainor Corporation purchased equipment at a cost of $500,000.
The equipment has an estimated residual value of $50,000 and an
estimated life of 5 years, or 10,000 hours of operation. The
equipment was purchased on January 1, 2020 and was used 2,500 hours
in 2020 and 2,100 hours in 2021. On January 1, 2022, the company
decided to sell the equipment for $315,000. Trainor Corporation
uses the units-of- production method to account for the
depreciation on the equipment.
Based on this information, the entry to record the sale of the
equipment will show a gain of:
Select one:
A. $45,000
B. $72,000
C. $5,000
D. $22,000
Option (D) is correct
Under units of production method, first we will calculate the rate per hour and then we will calculate the depreciation expense.
Rate per hour = Cost - Residual value / Estimated hours
Estimated hours = 10000
Rate per hour = ($500000 - $50000) / 10000 = $450000/ 10000 = $45 per hour
In the next step, we will compute the depreciation expense as per below:
Depreciation expense = Rate per hour * hours run
Depreciation for 2020 :
No. of hours run in 2020 was 2500, so
Depreciation for 2020 = $45 * 2500 = $112500
Depreciation for 2021:
No. of hours run in 2021 was 2100, so
Depreciation for 2021 = $45 * 2100 = $94500
Total depreciation charged till date or Accumulated depreciation = $112500 + $94500 = $207000
Cost of equipment = $500000
Next, we will calculate the book value of the equipment on the date of sale as per below:
Book value = Cost - Accumulated depreciation
Book value = $500000 - $207000 = $293000
Now, Gain (or loss) on sale is:
Gain (or loss) = Sale price - Book value
Gain (or loss) = $315000 - $293000 = $22000