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    John_eard Posts: 7, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 26, 2007, 10:11 PM
    accumulated depreciation
    Not sure if there is a trick or not?

    The question is to adjust the entries at the end month

    The info given is that :Office equipment is fully depreciated over a period of 5 years.
    (straight line depreciation)

    Cx bought only a typewriter for $ 421 for the month of July


    The other info is on May 31
    after closing trial balance


    Office equipment…….18000
    Accumulated depreciation: office equipment….2100.



    I know I have to adjust the value of the typewriter bought in June over a period of 5 years each month. Each equipment depreciates every month ? So what about the values given in May ?

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    qcmar24 Posts: 65, Reputation: 3
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    Nov 26, 2007, 11:21 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by John_eard
    Not sure if there is a trick or not?

    The question is to adjust the entries at the end month

    The info given is that :Office equipment is fully depreciated over a period of 5 years.
    (straight line depreciation)

    Cx bought only a typewriter for $ 421 for the month of July


    The other info is on May 31
    after closing trial balance


    Office equipment…….18000
    Accumulated depreciation: office equipment….2100.



    I know I have to adjust the value of the typewriter bought in June over a period of 5 years each month. Each equipment depreciates every month ? So what about the values given in May ?

    help
    Dr.Office equipment... 421
    Cr.Cash... 421
    assuming the purchased was made on cash
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    end of July this entries are assuming if you actually bought the typewritter on July as you first said in your post

    Dr.Depreciation expense-office equipment... 7
    Cr. Accumulated depreciation equipment... 7
    this is to record the depreciation on the typewritter assuming it was bought at the beginning of the month

    Dr.Depreciation expense- office equipment... 600
    Cr.Accumulated depreciation-office equipment... 600
    to adjust the depreciation on the rest of the office equipment

    July 31 balances
    Office equipment... 18,421
    Accumulated depreciation- office equipment... 2,707
    Depreciation expense-office equipment... 607
    those balances are if you bought the typewriter on July as you first said.

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    if the typewriter was bought @ the beginning of June, this entry is assuming you bought the typewritter on June as you said at the end of your post

    Dr. Depreciation expense-office equipment... 614
    Cr.Accumulated depreciation-office equipment... 614
    18,421/5= 3,684/12=307 x 2= 614


    July 31 balances, assuming you bought the typewriter on June as you said later, and no adjustments were made during June
    Office equipment... 18,421
    Accumulated depreciation-office equipment... 2,714
    Depreciation expense-office equipment... 614
    Hope this could help you.

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