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ballin4eva113
Jan 14, 2009, 10:44 AM
Using the straight line depreciation method, how would I journalize this?

Thomas Company 2006

January 1st-Retired a piece of machinery that was purchased on January 1, 1996. The machine cost $62,000 on that date. It had a useful life of 10 years with no salvage value.

Curlyben
Jan 14, 2009, 10:55 AM
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ballin4eva113
Jan 14, 2009, 10:56 AM
How would I journalize this using the straight-line depreciation method?

Thomas Company 2006
Dec 31-Discarded a delivery truck that was purchased on January 1, 2002. The truck cost $33,00. It was depreciated based on a 6-year useful life with a $3,000 salvage value.

pready
Jan 14, 2009, 01:05 PM
To compute the depreciation Expense using the Straight Line method (SL) is:

(Cost - Salvage Value)/Useful Life = Depreciation Expense per year.

Next you need to take your Depreciation Expense per year X Number of Years.