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Introduction: Each financial transaction or economic event will have an effect on either assets, liabilities or owners’ equity. Thus, the basis for recording these transactions in the accounting system depends on the
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The effect on net income for the year if the adjustments are ignored.
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- On July 1, 2017, Snow Corp purchases a sleigh (property, plant, and equipment) and agrees to make 10 payments of $6,790 due on December 31 of each year. The annual market interest rate for the note is 5%. All adjusting journal entries are recorded on December 31. Assume that Snow Corp uses the double- declining method to record depreciation. The sleigh is estimated to have a useful life of 20 years and a salvage value of $700. Use the above information to answer the following questions. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Present value of a single sum for 5 periods Present value of a single sum for 10 periods Present value of an annuity for 5 periods Present value of an annuity for 10 periods 2.5% .88385 78120 4.64583 8.75206 3.0% .86261 .74409 4.57971 8.53020 5.0% .78353 .61391 4.32948 7.72173 6.0% .74726 .55839 4.21236 7.36009 What is the journal entry(ies) recorded by Snow Corp on July 1, 2017? Write "NONE" if no journal entry is required.arrow_forwardThe following information relates to a company which prepares financial statements to 31st December each year: (a) On 1st January 2017, the company acquired new plant costing Ghs10million. This plant will require a complete overhaul after five years of use, at an estimated cost of Ghs1million. Accordingly, the company wishes to make a provision of Ghs200,000 for plant overhaul costs in its financial statement for the year to 31st December 2017 and then to increase this provision by Ghs200,000 every year for the next four years. This will have the effect of spreading the overhaul costs yearly over the years 2017 to 2021. (b) On 31st December 2017, the company moved from leased premises into new freehold premises. The lease on the old premises will continue for three more years at an annual cost of Ghs100,000. The lease cannot be cancelled and the premises cannot be sublet or used for any other purpose. The company wishes to make a provision of Ghs300,000 in its financial statements for…arrow_forwardBeaver Construction purchases new equipment for $42,480 cash on April 1, 2021. At the time of purchase, the equipment is expected to be used in operations for six years (72 months) and have no resale or scrap value at the end. Beaver depreciates equipment evenly over the 72 months ($590/month). 1.&2. Record the necessary entries in the Journal Entry Worksheet below. 3. Calculate the year-end adjusted balances of Accumulated Depreciation and Depreciation Expense (assuming the balance of Accumulated Depreciation at the beginning of 2021 is $0). Accumulated Depreciation ending balance: _____________ Depreciation Expense ending balance:__________________arrow_forward
- Rahman Company, a manufacturer of steel products, began operations on January 1, 2020. Rahman has a December 31 fiscal year-end and adjusts its accounts annually. Selected transactions related to its Brampton plant are as follows: Jan. 1, 2020 Paid cash for six (6) stamping machines for a total price of $15,300 plus delivery costs of $200 per unit Dec. 31, 2020 Recorded depreciation at year end. Assume that the stamping machines have a 5 year useful life and a residual (salvage) value of 10% of the original cost. Dec. 31, 2021 Recorded depreciation at year end. Jan. 1, 2022 One (1) stamping machine was sold for $1,250. . Dec. 31, 2022 Exchanged one (1) stamping machine for a welding machine. The list price of the welding machine was $8,000 and Rahman received a trade-in allowance for the stamping machine of $2,000 (remainder paid in cash). A new welding machine could be bought (without a trade-in) for $7,500. The fair market value of the stamping machine was $1,000.…arrow_forwardA company uses straight-line depreciation (round to the nearest whole month) and adjusts its accounts annually on 31 December. On 1 January 2016, A purchased a van for $450,000 which has an estimated useful life of 9 years and no residual value. On 1 January 2021, the company incurred the following expenditure on the van: (i) $1,500 for annual maintenance and servicing (ii) $60,000 to upgrade the van with a new and more powerful engine (iii) $1,000 to paint the van after 5 years of use. On 1 January 2021, the useful life of the van was revised to 13 years with a residual value of $15,000. Required: (a) What is the book value of the van as at 31 December 2020? (b) Journalize annual depreciation of the van on 31 December 2021. Show workings.arrow_forwardFinancial Accountingarrow_forward
- On April 29, 2016, Quality Appliances purchased equipment for $250,000. The estimated service life of the equipment is seven years and the estimated residual value is $30,000. Quality's fiscal year ends on December 31. Question Depreciation Expense for 2017 using the Sum of the Year's Digits would be:arrow_forwardDinnell Company owns the following assets: In the year of acquisition and retirement of an asset, Dinnell records depreciation expense for one-half year. During 2020, Asset A was sold for 7,000. Required: Prepare the journal entries to record depreciation on each asset for 2017 through 2020 and the sale of Asset A. Round all answers to the nearest dollar.arrow_forwardAdjusting Entries Kretz Corporation prepares monthly financial statements and therefore adjusts its accounts at the end of every month. The following information is available for March 2016: Kretz Corporation takes out a 90-day, 8%, $15,000 note on March 1, 2016, with interest and principal to be paid at maturity. The asset account Office Supplies on Hand has a balance of $1,280 on March 1, 2016. During March, Kretz adds $750 to the account for purchases during the period. A count of the supplies on hand at the end of March indicates a balance of $1,370. The company purchased office equipment last year for $62,600. The equipment has an estimated useful life of six years and an estimated salvage value of $5,000. The companys plant operates seven days per week with a daily payroll of $950. Wage earners are paid every Sunday. The last day of the month is Thursday, March 31. The company rented an idle warehouse to a neighboring business on February 1, 2016, at a rate of $2,500 per month. On this date, Kretz Corporation credited Rent Collected in Advance for six months rent received in advance. On March 1, 2016, Kretz Corporation credited a liability account, Customer Deposits, for $4,800. This sum represents an amount that a customer paid in advance and that Kretz will earn evenly over a four-month period. Based on its income for the month, Kretz Corporation estimates that federal income taxes for March amount to $3,900. Required For each of the preceding situations, prepare in general journal form the appropriate adjusting entry to be recorded on March 31, 2016.arrow_forward
- A copier was purchased for $7,211.45 on February 3, 2015. 200% MACRS is the method used to depreciate this copier and the depreciation is recorded at the end of each month. On August 27, 2015, the copier breaks and a cash refund of $6,200.00 is provided. Create the general journal entry to record the assest disposal of this copier (check figure: Loss on Asset Disposal = $224.75)arrow_forwardSwindall Industries uses straight-line depreciation on all of its depreciable assets. The company records annual depreciation expense at the end of each calendar year. On January 11, 2017, the company purchased a machine costing $117,000. The machine's useful life was estimated to be 12 years with an estimated residual value of $17,200. Depreciation for partial years is recorded to the nearest full month. In 2021, after almost five years of experience with the machine, management decided to revise its estimated life from 12 years to 20 years. No change was made in the estimated residual value. The revised estimate of the useful life was decided prior to recording annual depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2021. a. Prepare journal entries in chronological order for the given events, beginning with the purchase of the machinery on January 11, 2017. Show separately the recording of depreciation expense in 2017 through 2021. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round…arrow_forwardOn January 1, 2017 Baker purchase a new stamping machine for its plant. This new piece of equipment cost $120,000 and was recorded in Baker's accounting system with a $120,000 debit to the Equipment account and a $120,000 credit to the cash account. Baker estimates that the stamping machine will last 5 years and will have no value at the end of those 5 years. At the end of January, February, March, April and May, Baker made the depreciation adjusting entries. Select the June 30, 2017 adjusting entry Baker should make for June's depreciation:arrow_forward
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