On April 1, 2016, the KB Toy Company purchased equipment to be used in its manufacturing process. The equipment cost $48,000, has an eight-year useful life, and has no residual value. The company uses the straightline depreciation method for all manufacturing equipment.
On January 4, 2018, $12,350 was spent to repair the equipment and to add a feature that increased its operating efficiency. Of the total expenditure, $2,000 represented ordinary repairs and annual maintenance and $10,350 represented the cost of the new feature. In addition to increasing operating efficiency, the total useful life of the equipment was extended to 10 years.
Required:
Prepare journal entries for the following:
1. Depreciation for 2016 and 2017
2. The 2018 expenditure
3. Depreciation for 2018