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The T-accounts for Equipment and the related Accumulated Depreciation—Equip. for

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Question

The T-accounts for Equipment and the related Accumulated Depreciation—Equip. for Coldsmith Company at the end of 2014 are shown here.

Equipment

188,000

51,700

97,760

234,060

Accum. Depr.—Equip.

11,985

104,575

28,200

120,790


In addition, Coldsmith Company’s income statement reported a loss on the disposal of plant assets of $8,225. What amount was reported on the statement of cash flows as “cash flow from sale of equipment”?

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Equipment

Beg. bal.

188,000

Disposals

51,700

Acquisitions

97,760

End. bal.

234,060

Accum. Depr.—Equip.

Disposals

11,985

Beg. bal.

104,575

Depr. exp.

28,200

End. bal.

120,790

Explanation / Answer

Solution: The statement of cash flows as “cash flow from sale of equipment”:

Purchase Value of disposed plant : $51,700

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

on disposed plant : $11,985

Less: Loss reported on disposal

of the plant : $8,225

Cash flow from sale of equipment: $31490

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