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The following transactions occurred during 2020. Assume thatdepreciation of 10% per year is charged on all machinery and 5% peryear on buildings, on a straight-line basis, with no estimatedsalvage value. Depreciation is charged for a full year on all fixedassets acquired during the year, and no depreciation is charged onfixed assets disposed of during the year.

Jan. 30A building that cost $142,560 in 2003 is torn down to make roomfor a new building. The wrecking contractor was paid $5,508 and waspermitted to keep all materials salvaged.
Mar. 10Machinery that was purchased in 2013 for $17,280 is sold for$3,132 cash, f.o.b. purchaser’s plant. Freight of $324 is paid onthe sale of this machinery.
Mar. 20A gear breaks on a machine that cost $9,720 in 2012. The gearis replaced at a cost of $2,160. The replacement does not extendthe useful life of the machine but does make the machine moreefficient.
May 18A special base installed for a machine in 2014 when the machinewas purchased has to be replaced at a cost of $5,940 because ofdefective workmanship on the original base. The cost of themachinery was $15,336 in 2014. The cost of the base was $3,780, andthis amount was charged to the Machinery account in 2014.
June 23One of the buildings is repainted at a cost of $7,452. It hadnot been painted since it was constructed in 2016.


Prepare general journal entries for the transactions

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Date Account Tittle & Explanatio Debit($) Credit($)
30-Jan-17 Accumulated depreciation-Building               121176
(142560*5%*17)
Loss on disposal of building 26892
            Building           142560
            Cash 5508
10-Mar-17 Cash (3132-324)                    2808
Accumulated depreciation-machinery                  12096
(17280*10%*7)
Loss on disposal of machinery 2376
           Machinery 17280
20-Mar-17 Machinery                    2160
             Cash                2160
18-May-17 Machinery $5940
Accumulated depreciation-Machinery (3780*10%)*6 2268
Loss on disposal of machinery 1512
       Machinery 3780
        Cash 5940
23-Jun-17 Maintenance & repairs expense 7452
              Cash 7452

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