During 2015, Merkley Company disposed of three different assets. On January 1, 2015, prior to...

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During 2015, Merkley Company disposed of three different assets. On January 1, 2015, prior to their disposal, the accounts reflected the following:

Asset Original Cost Residual Value Estimated Life Accumulated Depreciation (straight line)
Machine A $ 27,000 $ 3,000 12 years $ 20,000 (10 years)
Machine B 65,000 4,000 10 years 48,800 (8 years)
Machine C 75,700 6,600 17 years 48,776 (12 years)

The machines were disposed of in the following ways:

(a) Machine A: Sold on January 1, 2015, for $6,700 cash.

(b) Machine B: Sold on December 31, 2015, for $10,700; received cash, $2,100, and a $8,600 interest-bearing (12 percent) note receivable due at the end of 12 months.

(c) Machine C: On January 1, 2015, this machine suffered irreparable damage from an accident. On January 10, 2015, a salvage company removed the machine at no cost.

Required:

Give all journal entries related to the disposal of each machine in 2015. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Machine A

(a) Record the depreciation of Machine A.

(b) Record the disposal of Machine A.

Transaction General Journal Debit Credit

Machine B

(a) Record the depreciation of Machine B.

(b) Record the disposal of Machine B.

Transaction General Journal Debit Credit

Machine C

(a) Record the depreciation of Machine C.

(b) Record the disposal of Machine C.

Transaction General Journal Debit Credit
Explain the accounting rationale for the way that you recorded each disposal:
Machine A: Disposal of a long-lived asset with the price below net book value results in a
Machine B: Disposal of a long-lived asset with the price above net book value results in a
Machine C: Disposal of a long-lived asset due to damage results in a
remaining book value.

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