Robillard SA acquired the following assets in January 2016.
Equipment, estimated service life, 5 years; residual value, €15,000.....................€465,000
Building, estimated service life, 30 years; no residual value...............................€780,000
The equipment has been depreciated using the sum-of-the-years'-digits method for the first 3 years for financial reporting purposes. In 2019, the company decided to change the method of computing depreciation to the straight-line method for the equipment, but no change was made in the estimated service life or residual value. It was also decided to change the total estimated service life of the building from 30 years to 40 years, with no change in the estimated residual value. The building is depreciated on the straight-line method.
Instructions
a. Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense for the equipment in 2019.
b. Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense for the building in 2019. (Round to nearest euro.)