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 )
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

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