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value: 8.00 points Wiater Company operates a small manufacturing facility. On Ja

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value: 8.00 points Wiater Company operates a small manufacturing facility. On January 1, 2015, an asset account for the company showed the following balances: Equipment Accumulated Depreciation (beginning of the year) $160,000 100,000 During the first week of January 2015, the following expenditures were incurred for repairs and maintenance Routine maintenance and repairs on the equipment Major overhaul of the equipment that improved efficiency $ 1,850 24,000 The equipment is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over an estimated life of 15 years with a $10,000 estimated residual value. The annual accounting period ends on December 31. Required 1. Prepare the adjusting journal entry that would have been made at the end of 2014 for depreciation on the manufacturing equipment. (Do not round intermediate calculations. If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

Part 1 --- Journal Entry at the end of year 2014

Date

General Journal

Debit

Credit

Year end 2014

Depreciation Expense

$10,000

Accumulated Depreciation – Equipment

$10,000

Annual Depreciation using straight line method = (Cost of Asset – Salvage Value) / Estimated Useful life

= (160,000 – 10,000) / 15

= $10,000

Part 2 --- Starting at the beginning of 2015, the remaining estimated useful life of the Equipment is 5 Years.

Note – Total Accumulated Depreciation as on Dec 31, 2014 = $100,000

Annual Depreciation = $10,000

It means total 10 years depreciation has already been accumulated (100,000 / 10,000).

Total Useful Life = 15 Years

Equipment already used = 10 years

Remaining Useful Life

Part 3 --- Journal Entry in 2015

Transaction

General Journal

Debit

Credit

1)

Repair and Maintenance Expenses

$1,850

Cash or Accounts Payable

$1,850

2)

Equipment

$24,000

Cash or Accounts Payable

$24,000

Note – Routine Repair and Maintenance are recorded as normal expenses.

The expenses incurred on the fixed asset which extend the useful life of asset or improve the efficiency of the asset are recognized as Capital Expenditure and capitalized to the Fixed Asset.

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Date

General Journal

Debit

Credit

Year end 2014

Depreciation Expense

$10,000

Accumulated Depreciation – Equipment

$10,000