Golden Sales Has Bought $135,000 in Fixed Assets on January

question 124

Essay

Golden Sales has bought $135,000 in fixed assets on January 1st associated with sales equipment. The residual value of these assets is estimated at $10,000 at the end of their 4-year service life. Golden Sales managers want to evaluate the options of depreciation.
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(a) Compute the annual straight-line depreciation and provide the sample depreciation journal entry to be posted
at the end of each of the years.
(b) Write the journal entries for each year of the service life for these assets using the double-declining balance
method.

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Definitions:

Operating Cash Flow

The cash generated from a company's normal business operations, indicating whether a company can generate sufficient positive cash flow to maintain and grow its operations.

Earnings Before Interest And Taxes

A financial metric indicating a company's profitability before expenses from interest and taxes are deducted.

Depreciation

The process of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, representing how much of the asset's value has been used up.

Accounts Payable

A liability to a creditor, usually for purchases of goods and services.