Transactions for Fixed Assets, Including Sale The following transactions and adjusting entries were completed by Robinson Furniture Co. during a three-year period. All are related to the use of delivery equipment. The double-declining-balance method of depreciation is used. Year 1 Jan. 8. Purchased a used delivery truck for $48,600, paying cash. Mar. 7. Paid garage $120 for changing the oil, replacing the oil filter, and tuning the engine on the delivery truck. Dec. 31. Recorded depreciation on the truck for the fiscal year. The estimated useful life of the truck is 9 years, with a residual value of $10,200 for the truck. Year 2 Jan. 9. Purchased a new truck for $55,860, paying cash. Feb. 28. Paid garage $220 to tune the engine and make other minor repairs on the used truck. Apr. 30. Sold the used truck for $33,600. (Record depreciation to date in Year 2 for the truck.) Dec. 31. Record depreciation for the new truck. It has an estimated trade-in value of $10,100 and an estimated life of 7 years. Year 3 Sept. 1. Purchased a new truck for $84,000, paying cash. Sept. 4. Sold the truck purchased January 9, Year 2, for $34,000. (Record depreciation to date in Year 3 for the truck.) Dec. 31. Recorded depreciation on the remaining truck. It has an estimated residual value of $15,100 and an estimated useful life of 10 years. Required: Journalize the transactions and the adjusting entries. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest cent. Year 1, Jan. 8 Delivery Truck Delivery Truck Cash Cash Mar. 7 Truck Repair and Maintenance Expense Truck Repair and Maintenance Expense Cash Cash Dec. 31 Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Year 2, Jan. 9 Delivery Truck Delivery Truck Cash Cash Feb. 28 Truck Repair and Maintenance Expense Truck Repair and Maintenance Expense Cash Cash Apr. 30-Deprec. Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Apr. 30-Sale Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Cash Cash Loss on Sale of Delivery Truck Loss on Sale of Delivery Truck Delivery Truck Delivery Truck Dec. 31 Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Year 3, Sept. 1 Delivery Truck Delivery Truck Cash Cash Sept. 4-Deprec. Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Sept. 4-Sale Cash Cash Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Delivery Truck Delivery Truck Gain on Sale of Delivery Truck Gain on Sale of Delivery Truck Dec. 31 Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
Transactions for Fixed Assets, Including Sale
The following transactions and
Year 1 | |
Jan. 8. | Purchased a used delivery truck for $48,600, paying cash. |
Mar. 7. | Paid garage $120 for changing the oil, replacing the oil filter, and tuning the engine on the delivery truck. |
Dec. 31. | Recorded depreciation on the truck for the fiscal year. The estimated useful life of the truck is 9 years, with a residual value of $10,200 for the truck. |
Year 2 | |
Jan. 9. | Purchased a new truck for $55,860, paying cash. |
Feb. 28. | Paid garage $220 to tune the engine and make other minor repairs on the used truck. |
Apr. 30. | Sold the used truck for $33,600. (Record depreciation to date in Year 2 for the truck.) |
Dec. 31. | Record depreciation for the new truck. It has an estimated trade-in value of $10,100 and an estimated life of 7 years. |
Year 3 | |
Sept. 1. | Purchased a new truck for $84,000, paying cash. |
Sept. 4. | Sold the truck purchased January 9, Year 2, for $34,000. (Record depreciation to date in Year 3 for the truck.) |
Dec. 31. | Recorded depreciation on the remaining truck. It has an estimated residual value of $15,100 and an estimated useful life of 10 years. |
Required:
Journalize the transactions and the adjusting entries. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest cent.
Year 1, Jan. 8 |
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Delivery Truck | Delivery Truck |
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Cash | Cash | |
Mar. 7 |
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Truck Repair and Maintenance Expense | Truck Repair and Maintenance Expense |
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Cash | Cash | |
Dec. 31 |
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Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck | Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck |
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Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck | ||
Year 2, Jan. 9 |
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Delivery Truck | Delivery Truck |
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Cash | Cash | |
Feb. 28 |
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Truck Repair and Maintenance Expense | Truck Repair and Maintenance Expense |
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Cash | Cash | |
Apr. 30-Deprec. |
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Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck | Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck |
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Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck | Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck | |
Apr. 30-Sale |
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Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck | Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck |
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Cash | Cash | |
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Loss on Sale of Delivery Truck | Loss on Sale of Delivery Truck | |
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Delivery Truck | Delivery Truck | |
Dec. 31 |
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Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck | Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck |
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Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck | Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck | |
Year 3, Sept. 1 |
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Delivery Truck | Delivery Truck |
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Cash | Cash | |
Sept. 4-Deprec. |
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Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck | Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck |
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Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck | Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck | |
Sept. 4-Sale |
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Cash | Cash |
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Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck | Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck | |
|
Delivery Truck | Delivery Truck | |
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Gain on Sale of Delivery Truck | Gain on Sale of Delivery Truck | |
Dec. 31 |
|
Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck | Depreciation Expense-Delivery Truck |
|
Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck | Accumulated Depreciation-Delivery Truck |
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