Sabel Co. purchased assembly equipment for $500,000 on January 1, Year 1. Sabels financial condition immediately prior
Question:
Sabel Co. purchased assembly equipment for $500,000 on January 1, Year 1. Sabel’s financial condition
immediately prior to the purchase is shown in the following horizontal statements model.
The equipment is expected to have a useful life of 200,000 miles and a salvage value of $20,000. Actual mileage was as follows:
Year 1 .................... 56,000
Year 2 .................... 61,000
Year 3 .................... 42,000
Year 4 .................... 36,000
Year 5 .................... 10,000
Required
a. Compute the depreciation for each of the five years, assuming the use of units-of-production depreciation.
b. Assume that Sabel earns $230,000 of cash revenue during Year 1. Record the purchase of the equipment and the recognition of the revenue and the depreciation expense for the first year in a financial statements model like the preceding one.
c. Assume that Sabel sold the equipment at the end of the fifth year for $20,600. Calculate the amount of gain or loss on the sale.
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Survey Of Accounting
ISBN: 9781260575293
6th Edition
Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds, Philip Olds