b.
d.
1. Journal entry assuming that the shelving was sold for $1,100:
1,100
8,600
9,000
700
To record sale of shelving for $1,100 cash.
2. Journal entry assuming that the shelving was sold for $175:
175
8,600
To record sale of shelving for $175 cash.
the end of 2018 ($11,081). Depreciation, however, is not a process of valuation.
Thus, the $11,081 book value is not an estimate of the shelving’s fair value at the
end of 2018.
A book value of $400 means that accumulated depreciation at the time of the
disposal must have been $8,600.
Cash
Accumulated Depreciation: Shelving
Accumulated Depreciation: Shelving
PROBLEM 9.3
HILLS HARDWARE (concluded
Hills Hardware may use the straight-line method in its financial statements to
achieve the least amount of depreciation expense in the early years of the shelving’s
Shelving
Gain on Disposal of Assets
Cash
Education.