Question

A company purchased a computer system on January 2, 2018 for $1,600,000. The company used the straight-line depreciation method with an estimated useful life of 6 years and a residual value of $130,000. The company prepares financial statements at December 31 Assume the company decides to sell the computer system on July 1, 2020 for $1,000,000 Which of the following statements about the journal entry (or entries) required on July 1 is not correct?
A) The Equipment asset account must be credited for $1,600,000 to record the sale.
B) The loss on the sale is $12,500.
C) Accumulated Depreciation is debited for $612,500 in the entry to record the sale.
D) The depreciation expense must be recorded for 6 months, January 1 to July 1.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Loss on sale is $12,500

Explanation:

The equipment purchase on 1st January 2018. The equipment is sold of 1st July 2020. The duration for accumulated depreciation is 2.5 years. Using straight line method the depreciation will be:

[ 1,600,000 - 130,000 ] / 8 years  * 2.5 years = 612,500

The book value for the equipment is 1,600,000 - 612,500 = 987,500

The equipment is sold for 1,000,000

There is gain on disposal of 12,500.