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Gloria Roper Associates surveys american eating habits. The company\'s accounts

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Question

Gloria Roper Associates surveys american eating habits. The company's accounts include land, buildings, office equipment, and communication equipment, with a separate Accumulated Depreciation account for each asset. During 2016, Gloria Roper completed the following transactions:

Jan. 1

Purchased office equipment, $120,000. Paid $76,000 cash and financed the remaining with a note payable.

Apr. 1

Acquired land and communication equipment in a lump-sum purchase. Total cost was $430,000 paid in cash. An independent appraisal valued the land at $338,625 and the communication equipment at $112,875.

Sep. 1

Sold a building that cost $540,000 (accumulated depreciation of $240,000 through December 31 of the preceding year). Gloria Roper received $420,000 cash from the sale of the building. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis. The building has a 40-year useful life and a residual value of $60,000.

Dec. 31

Recorded depreciation as follows:

Communication equipment is depreciated by the straight-line method over a five-year life with zero residual value.

Office equipment is depreciated using the double-declining-balance method over five years with a $1,000 residual value.

Record the transactions in the journal of Gloria Roper Associates.

Jan. 1

Purchased office equipment, $120,000. Paid $76,000 cash and financed the remaining with a note payable.

Apr. 1

Acquired land and communication equipment in a lump-sum purchase. Total cost was $430,000 paid in cash. An independent appraisal valued the land at $338,625 and the communication equipment at $112,875.

Sep. 1

Sold a building that cost $540,000 (accumulated depreciation of $240,000 through December 31 of the preceding year). Gloria Roper received $420,000 cash from the sale of the building. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis. The building has a 40-year useful life and a residual value of $60,000.

Dec. 31

Recorded depreciation as follows:

Communication equipment is depreciated by the straight-line method over a five-year life with zero residual value.

Office equipment is depreciated using the double-declining-balance method over five years with a $1,000 residual value.

Explanation / Answer

Journal Entries:

Date

Account titles / Explanations

Debit

Credit

Jan. 1

Office Equipment

$ 120,000.00

Cash

$   76,000.00

Notes Payable (120000-76000)

$   44,000.00

(Purchased office equipment, $120,000. Paid $76,000 cash and financed the remaining with a note payable.)

Apr. 1

Land (338625*430000) / (338625+112875)

$ 322,500.00

Communication equipment (112875*430000) / (338625+112875)

$ 107,500.00

Cash

$ 430,000.00

(Acquired land and communication equipment in a lump-sum purchase. )

Sep. 1

Cash

$ 420,000.00

Accumulated Depreciation

$ 240,000.00

Building

$ 540,000.00

Gain on sale of Building (420000+240000 - 540000)

$ 120,000.00

(Being building sold for cash)

Dec. 31

Depreciation Expense- Communication equipment (107500-0) / 5

$   21,500.00

Accumulated Depreciation- Communication equipment

$   21,500.00

(Being depreciation recorded for Communication equipment)

Depreciation Expense- Office Equipment (120000*2/5)

$   48,000.00

Accumulated Depreciation- Office Equipment

$   48,000.00

(Being depreciation recorded for Office Equipment)

Journal Entries:

Date

Account titles / Explanations

Debit

Credit

Jan. 1

Office Equipment

$ 120,000.00

Cash

$   76,000.00

Notes Payable (120000-76000)

$   44,000.00

(Purchased office equipment, $120,000. Paid $76,000 cash and financed the remaining with a note payable.)

Apr. 1

Land (338625*430000) / (338625+112875)

$ 322,500.00

Communication equipment (112875*430000) / (338625+112875)

$ 107,500.00

Cash

$ 430,000.00

(Acquired land and communication equipment in a lump-sum purchase. )

Sep. 1

Cash

$ 420,000.00

Accumulated Depreciation

$ 240,000.00

Building

$ 540,000.00

Gain on sale of Building (420000+240000 - 540000)

$ 120,000.00

(Being building sold for cash)

Dec. 31

Depreciation Expense- Communication equipment (107500-0) / 5

$   21,500.00

Accumulated Depreciation- Communication equipment

$   21,500.00

(Being depreciation recorded for Communication equipment)

Depreciation Expense- Office Equipment (120000*2/5)

$   48,000.00

Accumulated Depreciation- Office Equipment

$   48,000.00

(Being depreciation recorded for Office Equipment)

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