Record the sale of the equipment.

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Problem 12PA: Garcia Co. owns equipment that costs $76,800, with accumulated depreciation of $40,800. Garcia sells...
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Keaubie Co. sold office equipment that originally cost $15,000, for $4,400 cash. The equipment had accumulated depreciation in the amount of $12,000. Record the sale of the equipment.

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Depreciation:

 

Depreciation refers to the reduction in the monetary value of a fixed asset due to its wear and tear, or obsolescence. It is a method of distributing the cost of the fixed assets over its estimated useful life.

 

The three methods of depreciation are:

 

  • Straight-line method: Under the straight-line method of depreciation, the same amount of depreciation is allocated every year over the estimated useful life of an asset.

 

  • Units-of-activity method: In this method of depreciation, the amount of depreciation is charged based on the unit of production each year.

 

  • Double-declining balance method (Accelerated method): In this method of depreciation, the diminishing value of the asset is taken into consideration for determining the depreciation for the succeeding years.
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