Mercury Delivery Service completed the following transactions and events involving the purchase and operation of equipment for
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Mercury Delivery Service completed the following transactions and events involving the purchase and operation of equipment for its business.
2017
Jan. 1 Paid $25,860 cash plus $1,810 in sales tax for a new delivery van that was estimated to have a five-year life and a $3,670 salvage value. Van costs are recorded in the Equipment account.
3 Paid $1,850 to install sorting racks in the van for more accurate and quicker delivery of packages. This increases the estimated salvage value of the van by another $230.
Dec. 31 Recorded annual straight-line depreciation on the van.
2018
Jan. 1 Paid $2,064 to overhaul the van’s engine, which increased the van’s estimated useful life by two years.
May 10 Paid $800 to repair the van after the driver backed it into a loading dock.
Dec. 31 Record annual straight-line depreciation on the van. (Round to the nearest dollar.)
Required
Prepare journal entries to record these transactions and events.
Salvage ValueSalvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...
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Financial Accounting Information for Decisions
ISBN: 978-1259917042
9th edition
Authors: John J. Wild