Reference no: EM132968289

Question: On 1 July 2018, Camberwell Ltd acquired and installed an item of plant for use in its manufacturing business. When acquired, the item cost $2,250,000, had an estimated useful life of 10 years, and had an expected residual value of $75,000. Camberwell Ltd depreciates the manufacturing plant on a straight-line basis over its useful life. Camberwell Ltd measures property, plant and equipment at cost.

At the end of the 2020 reporting period, the annual review of the manufacturing plant found that the item of plant had incurred significant damage. As a result of the damage, the engineering department estimated the fair value less costs of disposal of the plant at the end of the reporting period was $1,250,000. As the plant can operate in a limited capacity, and apart from the residual value of $25,000, it could be expected to provide annual net cash flows of $250,000 for the next eight years. The expected residual value will remain unchanged. The management of Camberwell Ltd uses a discount rate of 6 per cent for calculations of this kind.

(* Present value of an annuity of $1 per period for 8 periods at 6 per cent = 6.2098)
(** Present value of $1 in 8 periods at 6 per cent = 0.6274)

Required: Provide the accounting journal entries (2018 ~ 2020) to record the change in the value of the asset