Record the journal entries required to record the sale


Question 1: The following information is available from the financial statements of Bluebird Enterprises for the years ended on December 31, 2004 and 2005:

 

2005

 

2004

Buildings

$1,500,000

 

$2,250,000

Accumulated depreciation

550,000

 

660,000

Loss on sale of building in 2005 was $10,000.

The book value of the building sold was $600,000.  There were no buildings purchased in 2005.

Required:

a. Record the journal entries required to record the sale of the building by Bluebird.

Question 2: Acme Sales Corporation sold a delivery truck on December 30, 2005, for $15,000.

The truck was purchased for $65,000 on January 1, 2003.  At the time Acme
estimated its useful life at five years and its residual value at $5,000.  Depreciation is recorded annually on December 31.

Required:

a. Prepare the necessary journal entries to record the sale assuming Acme uses the straight-line depreciation method.

b. Prepare the necessary journal entries to record the sale assuming Acme uses the    double-declining balance method of depreciation.

Question 3: Depreciation Methods.

A high-speed multiple-bit drill press costing $240,000 has an estimated salvage value of $20,000 and a life of ten years. What is the annual depreciation for each of the first two full years under the following depreciation methods?

1. Double-declining-balance method:

a. Year one:         
b. Year two:

2. Units of production (activity) method (lifetime output is estimated at 110,000 units; the press produced 12,000 units in year one and 18,000 in year two):

a. Year one:
b. Year two:

3. Sum-of-the-years'-digits method:

a. Year one:
b. Year two:

4. Straight-line depreciation method:

a. Year one:
b. Year two:

Question 4: Lower of Cost or Market

Presented below is data relative to the 12/31/08 inventory of Kidd Company:

Number Units          Original Cost                      Total          Current                                

              Item           In Inventory               Per Unit          Original Cost        Replacement Cost

               A                     3,000                     $1.09                   $3,270                     $1.08

               B                     3,000                       1.30                     3,900                       1.15

               C                     3,000                       1.50                     4,500                       1.05

               D                     3,000                       1.60                     4,800                       1.65

                E                     3,000                       1.80                     5,400                       1.70

              Total               15,000                                               $21,870

 

                                                                                                                           Appropriate

                                       Upper                   Lower                                               Inventory

                                       Limit                     Limit               Designated             Valuation

              Item               ("Ceiling")             ("Floor")                Market                   (Totals)

               A                                                                                                           

               B

               C

               D

               E

                                                                                                  Total

 

Additional Data:

Selling price is $2.00/unit for all items. Disposal costs amount to 10% of selling price and a "normal" profit is 35% of selling price.

Instructions: Complete the four columns above for each item.

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