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Yoshi Company completed the following transactions and events involving its delivery trucks.
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Prepare journal entries to record the given transaction and events.
Explanation of Solution
Plant assets:
Plant assets refer to the fixed assets, having a useful life of more than a year that is acquired by a company to be used in its business activities, for generating revenue.
Prepare journal entries to record the given transaction and events as follows:
Year 1:
Date | Account Title and Explanation |
Post Ref. |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
January 1, Year 1 | Trucks (1) | 22,000 | ||
Cash | 22,000 | |||
(To record the purchase of truck) |
Table (1)
- Truck is an asset account and it increases the value of asset. Therefore, debit the trucks account by $22,000.
- Cash is an asset account and it decreases the value of asset. Therefore, credit Cash account by $22,000.
Date | Account Title and Explanation |
Post Ref. |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
December 31, Year 1 | Depreciation Expense (2) | 4,000 | ||
Accumulated Depreciation – Trucks | 4,000 | |||
(To record the depreciation expense for truck) |
Table (2)
- Depreciation expense is an expense account, and it decreases the value of equity. Hence, debit the depreciation expense by $4,000.
- Accumulated depreciation is a contra asset, and it decreases the value of assets. Therefore, credit the accumulated depreciation by $4,000.
Working Notes:
Compute the acquisition cost of truck:
Compute depreciation expense:
Year 2:
Date | Account Title and Explanation |
Post Ref. |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
December 31, Year 2 | Depreciation Expense (5) | 5,200 | ||
Accumulated Depreciation – Trucks | 5,200 | |||
(To record the depreciation expense for truck) |
Table (3)
- Depreciation expense is an expense account, and it decreases the value of equity. Hence, debit the depreciation expense by $5,200.
- Accumulated depreciation is a contra asset, and it decreases the value of assets. Therefore, credit the accumulated depreciation by $5,200.
Working Notes:
Compute the remaining depreciable amount:
Computation of Depreciation | |
Particulars | $ |
Acquisition cost, January 1, Year 1 | $22,000 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation for first year | (4,000) |
Book value | 18,000 |
Less: Revised salvage value | (2,400) |
Remaining depreciable amount | $15,600 |
Table (4)
…… (4)
Compute the revised depreciation for year 2
Year 3:
Date | Account Title and Explanation |
Post Ref. |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
December 31, Year 3 | Depreciation Expense (5) | 5,200 | ||
Accumulated Depreciation – Trucks | 5,200 | |||
(To record the annual depreciation expense for truck) |
Table (5)
- Depreciation expense is an expense account, and it decreases the value of equity. Hence, debit the depreciation expense by $5,200.
- Accumulated depreciation is a contra asset, and it decreases the value of assets. Therefore, credit the accumulated depreciation by $5,200.
Date | Account Title and Explanation |
Post Ref. |
Debit ($) |
Credit ($) |
December 31, Year 3 | Cash | 5,300 | ||
Accumulated Depreciation – Trucks (6) | 14,400 | |||
Loss on disposal of trucks (6) | 2,300 | |||
Trucks | 22,000 | |||
(To record the sale of truck) |
Table (6)
- Cash is an asset account and it increases the value of asset. Therefore, debit cash account by $5,300.
- Accumulated depreciation is a contra asset, and it increases the value of assets. Therefore, debit the accumulated depreciation by $14,400.
- Loss on sale of truck is an expense account and it decreases the value of stockholder’s equity. Therefore, debit the loss on sale of truck by $2,300.
- Truck is an asset account and it decreases the value of asset. Therefore, credit the trucks account by $22,000.
Working Notes:
Compute the gain or loss on the sale of truck:
Computation of Gain or Loss on Sale of Truck | ||
Details | Amount ($) | Amount ($) |
Cost of the Asset | 22,000 | |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | ||
Year 1 (2) | 4,000 | |
Year 2 (5) | 5,200 | |
Year 3 (5) | 5,200 | (14,400) |
Book value of asset | 7,600 | |
Less: sold value of truck | 5,300 | |
Loss on sale of Truck | (2,300) |
Table (7)
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