A Company Purchased a Computer System on January 1, Year

question 70

Essay

A company purchased a computer system on January 1, Year 1, for $1,600,000. Prepare the journal entries to record depreciation for the first 6 months of Year 3 and the sale of the computer assuming it is sold on July 1, Year 3, for $1,000,000 cash. The straight-line method of depreciation was used based on an expected life of six years and a residual value of $130,000.

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