Prepare plant assets section of ruiz balancve sheet


At Decemeber 31, 2007, Ruiz Corporation reported the following plant assets.

Land                                                                                    $3,000,000     

Buildings                                                    $26,500,000

Less: Accumulated depreciation- buildings       12,100,000        14,400,000

Equipment                                                   40 ,000,000

Less: Accumulated depreciation-equipment       5,000,000        35,000,000

Total plant assets                                                                 $52,400,000

During 2008, the following selected cash transactions occured

Apr. 1  Purchased land for $2,200,000

May.1  Sold equipment that cost $660,000 when purchased on January 1, 2001.

The equipment was sold for $200,000.

June.1 Sold land for $1,800,000. The land cost $700,000

July. 1 Purchased equipment for $1,300,000

Dec. 31 Retired equipment that cost $500,000 when purchased on Decemeber 31, 1998.

No salvage value was recieved.

Instructions:

a) Journalize the transactions above. Ruiz uses straight-line depreciation for buildings and equipment. The buildings are estimated to have a 40-year useful life and no salvage value; the equipment is estimated to have a 10-year useful life and no salvage value.  Update depreciation on assets disposed of at the time of sale or retirement.

b) Record adjusting entries for depreciation for 2008.

c) Prepare the plant assets section of Ruiz's balancve sheet at Decemeber 31, 2008.

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