Ottawa Corporation owns machinery that cost 29280 when purch
Ottawa Corporation owns machinery that cost $29,280 when purchased on July 1, 2011. Depreciation has been recorded at a rate of $3,514 per year, resulting in a balance in accumulated depreciation of $12,299 at December 31, 2014. The machinery is sold on September 1, 2015, for $15,372. Prepare journal entries to (a) update depreciation for 2015 and (b) record the sale. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select \"No Entry\" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
Solution
Journal entries :
| Date | accounts & explanation | Debit | Credit |
| 2015 sep 1 | Depreciation expenses a/c (3514*8/12) | 2343 | |
| Accumlated depreciation a/c | 2343 | ||
| (To record depreciation) | |||
| 2015 sep 1 | Cash a/c | 15372 | |
| Accumlated dep (12299+2343) | 14642 | ||
| Profit on sale of machine | 734 | ||
| Machinery a/c | 29280 | ||
| (To record sale of machine ) | |||
