Presented below is information related to equipment owned by Monty Company at December 31, 2017. Cost $9,450,000 Accumulated depreciation to date 1,050,000 Expected future net cash flows 7,350,000 Fair value 5,040,000 Monty intends to dispose of the equipment in the coming year. It is expected that the cost of disposal will be $21,000. As of December 31, 2017, the equipment has a remaining useful life of 4 years. Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record the impairment of the asset at December 31, 2017. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec. 31 SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS LINK TO TEXT Prepare the journal entry (if any) to record depreciation expense for 2018. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS LINK TO TEXT The asset was not sold by December 31, 2018. The fair value of the equipment on that date is $5,565,000. Prepare the journal entry (if any) necessary to record this increase in fair value. It is expected that the cost of disposal is still $21,000. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec. 31 Please answer all parts of my question Click if you would like to Show Work for this question: Open Show Work
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.
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