FAL Corporation Purchased a Robot to Be Used in Manufacturing

question 29

Essay

FAL Corporation purchased a robot to be used in manufacturing. The purchase was made at the beginning of 20A by paying cash of $500,000. The robot has an estimated residual value of $20,000 and an expected useful life of 10 years. At the beginning of 20C, FAL concluded that the total useful life of the robot will be 8 years rather than 10, and that the residual value will be zero. FAL uses the straight-line method for depreciation.
Required:
1. Make the journal entry to record depreciation on the robot for 20B.
2. Make the journal entry to record depreciation on the robot for 20C, including the effect of the changes in estimates.
3. Describe how a business should account for a change in the estimated useful life and/or residual value of a depreciable asset.

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