Miracle Manufacturing Company Limited (Miracle) has the following transactions relating to its long life productive asset: On 1 February, 2020, the company purchased a sewing machine from Germany with an invoice price of $270,000, legal title fees of $2,500 and sales tax of $8,300. Miracle paid the total amount with $45,000 as down payment and the remaining balance with a Note Payable (ignore the interest expense). Miracle estimated the sewing machine would have a $21,600 residual value and a six-year useful life. On 31 March, 2020 (i.e. the company’s financial year-end), Miracle recorded the adjusting entry for depreciation using the straight line method to the nearest month. On 1 October, 2020, the company sold the sewing machine for $244,800 cash and paid off the Note Payable. Prepare the relevant journal entries for each of the above transactions. Assume the adjusting entries are performed annually on 31 March.

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Miracle Manufacturing Company Limited (Miracle) has the following transactions relating to its long life productive asset:

  1. On 1 February, 2020, the company purchased a sewing machine from Germany with an invoice price of $270,000, legal title fees of $2,500 and sales tax of $8,300. Miracle paid the total amount with $45,000 as down payment and the remaining balance with a Note Payable (ignore the interest expense). Miracle estimated the sewing machine would have a $21,600 residual value and a six-year useful life.

  2. On 31 March, 2020 (i.e. the company’s financial year-end), Miracle recorded the adjusting entry for depreciation using the straight line method to the nearest month.

  3. On 1 October, 2020, the company sold the sewing machine for $244,800 cash and paid off the Note Payable.

Prepare the relevant journal entries for each of the above transactions. Assume the adjusting entries are performed annually on 31 March. 

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