Chapter 8
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213. Dayton Ridge Co. purchased new trucks at the beginning of 2017 for $600,000. The trucks had an estimated life of
four years and an estimated residual value of $50,000. Dayton Ridge uses straight-line depreciation. At the beginning of
2018, Dayton Ridge sold the trucks for $480,000 and purchased new trucks for $700,000. Determine the following
amounts:
A.
Book value of the trucks at the end of 2017.
B.
Gain (loss) on the sale of the trucks at the beginning of 2018. (Indicate the amount and whether a gain or loss.)
214. Foxrun, Inc. purchased a truck at the beginning of 2017 for $32,500. Foxrun decided to depreciate the truck over an
eight-year period using the straight-line method, and estimated its residual value to be $4,500. At the beginning of 2018,
Foxrun determined that a five-year life should have been used to depreciate the truck. The estimated residual value was
not affected by the revision in the asset’s life.
A.
Determine the amounts to be recorded as depreciation expense for 2017 and 2018.
B. What factors may have influenced Foxrun to change the useful life?