Straight-line depreciation for buildings-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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