Depreciation by Two Methods; Sale of Fixed Asset New lithographic equipment, acquired at a cost of...

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Depreciation by Two Methods; Sale of Fixed Asset

New lithographic equipment, acquired at a cost of $625,000 onMarch 1 of Year 1 (beginning of the fiscal year), has an estimateduseful life of five years and an estimated residual value of$53,700. The manager requested information regarding the effect ofalternative methods on the amount of depreciation expense eachyear.

On March 4 of Year 5, the equipment was sold for $91,500.

Required:

1. Determine the annual depreciation expensefor each of the estimated five years of use, the accumulateddepreciation at the end of each year, and the book value of theequipment at the end of each year by the following methods:

a. Straight-line method

YearDepreciation
Expense
Accumulated Depreciation,
End of Year
Book Value,
End of Year
1$$$
2$$$
3$$$
4$$$
5$$$

b. Double-declining-balance method

YearDepreciation
Expense
Accumulated Depreciation,
End of Year
Book Value,
End of Year
1$$$
2$$$
3$$$
4$$$
5$$$

2. Journalize the entry to record the saleassuming that the manager chose the double declining-balancemethod. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave itblank.

3. Journalize the entry to record the sale in(2) assuming that the equipment was sold for $78,600 instead of$91,500. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave itblank.

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a Straightline method Year Depreciation Expense Accumulated Depreciation End of Year Book Value End of Year 1 114260 114260 510740 2 114260 228520 396480 3 114260 342780 282220 4 114260 457040 167960 5 114260 571300 53700    See Answer
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