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Soon after December 31,2023, the auditor of Monty Corp: asked the company to prepare a depreciation schedule for semi trucks that
showed the additions, retirements, depreciation, and other data that affected the company's income in the four-year period from
2020 to 2023, inclusive. The following data were obtained:
Balance of Trucks account, January 1,2020:
Truckno. 1, purchased Jan. 1,2017, cost
$18,000
Truck no.2, purchased July 1,2017, cost
22,000
Truck no.3, purchased Jan. 1,2019, cost
28,000
Truck no.4, purchased July 1,2019, cost
Balance, January 1,2020
The account Accumulated Depreciation-Trucks had a correct balance of $29,800 on January 1,2020.(This includes depreciation on
the four trucks from the respective dates of purchase, based on a 5-year life, with no residual value.) No charges had been made
against the account before January 1,2020.
Transactions between January 1,2020, and December 31,2023, and their records in the ledger were as follows:
July 1,2020 Truck no.3 was traded for a larger one (no. S). The agreed purchase price (fair value) was $32,000. Monty paid the
automobile dealer $15,000 cash on the transaction. The entry was a debit to Vehicles and a credit to Cash,
$15,000.
Jan. 1,2021 Truck no.1 was sold for $3,200 cash. The entry was a debit to Cash and a credit to Vehicles, $3,200.
July 1,2022 A new truck (no.6) was acquired for $38,000 cash and was charged at that amount to the Vehicles account.
(Assume truck no.2 was not retired.)
July 1,2022 Truck no.4 was so badly damaged in an accident that it was sold as scrap for $800 cash. Monty received $2,000
from the insurance company. The entry made by the bookkeeper was a debit to Cash, $2,800; and credits to Gain
on Disposal of Vehicles, $800; and Vehicles, $2,000.
Entries for depreciation were made at the close of each year as follows: 2020,$20,000;2021,$20,700;2022,$23,900; and 2023,
$27,300.
 Soon after December 31,2023, the auditor of Monty Corp: asked the

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