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Tyson, Inc. uses the calendar year as its reporting period. During Year 1, it co

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Question

Tyson, Inc. uses the calendar year as its reporting period. During Year 1, it completed numerous property, plant, and equipment transactions. In particular, Tyson incurred noncurrent debt to build a new warehouse storage facility at its current location. An unrelated building contractor managed the new warehouse construction project.

Tyson has a policy of capitalizing expenditures with a unit cost of at least $1,000 and a useful life greater than 1 year. The company prorates depreciation expense in the year of acquisition based on the date of purchase.

Enter in the shaded cells the gain of loss on each of the following dispositions of property, plant, and equipment assets. A loss should be indicated by a negative number with a leading minus (-) sign. If the answer is zero, enter a 0.

Furniture sold

Original cost of furniture                                $13,000

Accumulated depreciation on the furniture    11,500

Fair value of replacement furniture                 18,000

Sales price of the furniture sold                      1,200

Pickup truck exchanged for a new pickup truck

Original cost of truck                                      $25,000

Accumulated depreciation of truck                11,000

Fair value of truck                                           23,500

Sticker price of new truck                               27,000

Fair value of the new truck                             25,500

Cash paid to dealer                                         2,000

Equipment destroyed by fire

Original cost of equipment                             $17,500

Accumulated depreciation                              3,500

Insurance proceeds                                         15,000

Cost to replace equipment                              23,000

The information to the right pertains to Tyson, Inc.'s property, plant and equipment transactions.

Using the information provided, enter in the shaded cells the gain or loss on each of the dispositions of property, plant and equipment assets. A loss should be indicated by a negative number. If the answer is zero, enter a 0.

Gain or Loss Recognized

Amount

1

Furniture

2

Pickup truck

3

Equipment

Gain or Loss Recognized

Amount

1

Furniture

2

Pickup truck

3

Equipment

Explanation / Answer

Gain or Loss Recognized Furniture Amount($) Fair value of replacement furniture                  18000 Less: Sales price of the furniture sold 1200 Loss on Sale of Furniture 16800 Pickup truck exchanged for a new pickup truck Amount($) Fair value of truck 23500 Less:Fair value of the new truck 25500 Less:Cash paid to dealer 2000 Loss on Replacement -4000 Equipment destroyed by fire Amount($) Original cost of equipment 17500 Less:Accumulated depreciation 3500 WDV 14000 Insurance proceeds 15000 Gain on Destroyed Equipment 1000