Straight-line depreciation for buildings and equipment


Problem: At December 31, 2008, Jimenez Company reported the following as plant assets:                                                             

Land                                                                                         $4,000,000          

Buildings                                                        $28,500,000                                                       

Less: Accumulated depreciation - buildings        12,100,000           16,400,000                          

Equipment                                                       48,000,000                                                          

Less: Accumulated depreciation - equipment       5,000,000           43,000,000                          

Total plant assets                                                                       $63,400,000                       

During 2009, the following selected cash transactions occurred:                          

April 1 Purchased land for $2,130,000.                                                                                                                 

May 1 Sold equipment that cost $780,000 when purchased on January 1, 2005. The equipment was sold for $450,000.

June 1 Sold land purchased on June 1, 1999 for $1,500,000.  The land cost $400,000.

July 1  Purchase equipment for $2,000,000.                                                                                                                      

Dec 31 Retired equipment that cost $500,000 when purchased on December 31, 1999. No salvagevalue was received.

Journalize the above transactions. The company uses straight-line depreciation for buildings and equipment. The buildings are estimated to have a 50-year life and no salvage value.  The equipment is estimated to have a 10-year useful and no salvage value.  Update depreciation on assets disposed of at the time of sale or retirement. (List multiple debit/credit entries in descending order of amount.)              

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