Chapter 10: Fixed Assets and Intangible Assets
179.
On October 1, Sebastian Company acquired new equipment with a fair market value of $458,000. Sebastian
received a trade-in allowance of $92,000 on the old equipment of a similar type and paid cash of $366,000. The
following information about the old equipment is obtained from the account in the equipment ledger: Cost,
$336,000;
accumulated depreciation on December 31, the end of the preceding fiscal year, $220,000; annual
depreciation, $20,000. Assuming the exchange has commercial substance, journalize the entries to record: (a) the
current
depreciation of the old equipment to the date of trade-in and (b) the exchange transaction on October 1.
180.
Williams Company acquired machinery on July 1, Year 1, at a cost of $130,000. The estimated useful life of the
machinery was 10 years and the estimated residual value was $10,000. Williams uses the double-declining-
balance
method of depreciation. On October 1, Year 4, Williams sold the equipment for $75,000.
(1)
Record the journal entry for the depreciation on this machinery for Year 4.
(2)
Record the journal entry for the sale of the machinery.