Question

Jeffreys Company reports depreciation expense of $40,000 for Year 2. Also, equipment costing $240,000 was sold for a $10,000 loss in Year 2. The following selected information is available for Jeffreys Company from its comparative balance sheet. Compute the cash received from the sale of the equipment. At December 31 Year 2 Year 1 Equipment $510,000 $750,000 Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment 328,000 500,000 A. $18,000. B. $28,000. C. $62,000. D. $58,000. E. $38,000.

Answer 1

Answer:

Computation of cash received from the sale of the equipment:

D. $58,000.

Explanation:

Computation:

Sale of Equipment Account

Equipment account   $240,000

less acc. depreciation  172,000

Net book value           $68,000

less loss on sale            10,000

Cash received            $58,000

Equipment Account

Year 1 balance         $750,000

Year 2 balance           510,000

Sale of equipment  $240,000

Accumulated Depreciation:

Year 1 balance         $500,000

Year 2 balance          328,000

Sale of equipment   $172,000

b) The sale of the equipment caused a loss of $10,000.  The net book value of the equipment is $68,000.  This implies that it was sold for $58,000 ($68,000 - $10,000).  So, the cash received from the sale is $58,000.