On January 1, 2012, a Company Buys a Truck for $42,000

question 55

Essay

On January 1, 2012, a company buys a truck for $42,000 cash. It has estimated residual value of $2,000, and an estimated life of 8 years, or 200,000 miles. If the company uses double-declining-balance depreciation, please show the journal entry for the first year depreciation.

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Definitions:

Personal Representative

A personal representative is an individual appointed to administer the estate of a deceased person under a will or through a court process.

Nonprobate

Refers to assets or property that will pass to survivors by means other than a will, such as through trust or designated beneficiary.

Ambulatory

A term pertaining to the ability of a will to be changed by a testator.

Bequest

The act of giving property or money to someone else after one's death through a will.