Question: At December 3 1 , 2 0 2 5 , Blue Corporation reported the following plant assets. Land Buildings Less: Accumulated depreciation - buildings Equipment

At December 31,2025, Blue Corporation reported the following plant assets.
Land
Buildings
Less: Accumulated depreciation-buildings
Equipment
Less: Accumulated depreciation-equipment
Total plant assets
$4,548,000
During 2026, the following selected cash transactions occurred.
Apr. 1 Purchased land for $3,335,200.
May 1 Sold equipment that cost $909,600 when purchased on January 1,2019. The equipment was sold for $257,720.
June 1 Sold land for $2,425,600. The land cost $1,516,000.
July 1 Purchased equipment for $1,667,600.
Dec. 31 Retired equipment that cost $1,061,200 when purchased on December 31,2016. No salvage value was received.
Journalize the transactions. (Hint: You may wish to set up T-accounts, post beginning balances, and then post 2026 transactions.)
Blue uses straight-line depreciation for buildings and equipment. The buildings are estimated to have a 40-year useful life and no
salvage value; the equipment is estimated to have a 10-year useful life and no salvage value. Update depreciation on assets
disposed of at the time of sale or retirement. (List all debit entries before credit entries. Record entries in the order displayed in the
problem statement. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is
required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Debit
Credit
Land
Cash
(To record depreciation on equipment sold)
 At December 31,2025, Blue Corporation reported the following plant assets. Land

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