Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
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ISBN: 9780136912644
Author: Elizabeth A. Gordon; Jana S. Raedy; Alexander J. Sannella
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.9BE
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To Prepare: The journal entry to record the change in depreciation method, ignoring any tax effects.

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Cumulative depreciation would have been $345,000 lower in case of straight-line method.

Depreciation expense as per the straight-line method is $30,000.

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