Question: Problem 11-10 Swifty Corporation, a manufacturer of steel products, began operations on October 1, 2016. The accounting department of Swifty has started the fixed-asset and

 Problem 11-10 Swifty Corporation, a manufacturer of steel products, began operationson October 1, 2016. The accounting department of Swifty has started the

Problem 11-10 Swifty Corporation, a manufacturer of steel products, began operations on October 1, 2016. The accounting department of Swifty has started the fixed-asset and depreciation schedule presented below. You have been asked to assist in completing this schedule. In addition to ascertaining that the data already on the schedule are correct, you have obtained the following information from the company's records and personnel. 1. Depreciation is computed from the first of the month of acquisition to the first of the month of disposition. 2. Land A and Building A were acquired from a predecessor corporation. Swifty paid $721,800 for the land and building together. At the time of acquisition, the land had an appraised value of $87,200, and the building had an appraised value of $784,800. 3. Land B was acquired on October 2, 2016, in exchange for 2,800 newly issued shares of Swifty's common stock. At the date of acquisition, the stock had a par value of $5 per share and a fair value of $32 per share. During October 2016, Swifty paid $16,300 to demolish an existing building on this land so it could construct a new building. 4. Construction of Building B on the newly acquired land began on October 1, 2017. By September 30, 2018, Swifty had paid $323,100 of the estimated total construction costs of $443,800. It is estimated that the building completed and occupied by July 2019 5. Certain equipment was donated to the corporation by a local university. An independent appraisal of the equipment when donated placed the fair value at $42,300 and the salvage value at $3,300 6. Machinery A's total cost of $180,300 includes installation expense of $650 and normal repairs and maintenance of $14,400. Salvage value is estimated at $5,900. Machinery A was sold on February 1, 2018 7. On October 1, 2017, Machinery B was acquired with a down payment of $5,740 and the remaining payments to be made in 11 annual installments of $6,000 each beginning October 1, 2017, The prevailing interest rate was 8%. The following data were abstracted from present value tables (rounded). Present value of an ordinary annuity Present value of $1.00 at 8% 10 years 0.463 11 years 0.429 15 years 0.315 of $1.00 at 8% 10 years 11 years 15 years 6.710 7.139 8.559 Complete the schedule below. (Round answers to 0 declmal places, e.g. 45,892.) SWIFTY CORPORATION Fixed-Asset and Depreciation Schedule For Fiscal Years Ended September 30, 2017, and September 30, 2018 Depreciation Expense Year Ended September 30 Acquisition Date October 1, 2016 October 1, 2016 October 2, 2016 Under Construction Assets Cost Salvage Depreciation Method Estimated Life in Years 2017 2018 Land A BuildingA Land B Building B Donated Equipment October 2, 2016 7) Machinery A Machinery B (1) (2) (5) $ N/A $43,900 N/A N/A Straight-line N/A Straight-line 150% declining-balance N/A N/A N/A $12,619(4) N/A 30 10 N/A N/A $323,100 to date- 3,300 October 2, 2016 (10) 5,900 Sum-of-the-years'-digits (12) October 1, 2017 (13) Straight-line 20 (14)

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