Reference no: EM132676150

Recording lump-sum asset purchases, depreciation, and disposals

Sep. 1 Gain $193,250

Ellie Johnson Associates surveys American eating habits. The company's accounts include Land, Buildings, Office Equipment, and Communication Equipment, with a separate Accumulated Depreciation account for each depreciable asset.

During 2018, Ellie Johnson Associates completed the following transactions:

Jan. 1 Purchased office equipment, $113,000. Paid $80,000 cash and financed the remainder with a note payable.

Apr. 1 Acquired land and communication equipment in a lump-sum purchase. Total cost was $310,000 paid in cash. An independent appraisal

valued the land at $244,125 and the communication equipment at $81,375.

Sep. 1 Sold a building that cost $520,000 (accumulated depreciation of $285,000 through December 31 of the preceding year). Ellie Johnson

Associates received $420,000 cash from the sale of the building. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis. The building has a

40-year useful life and a residual value of $25,000.

Dec. 31 Recorded depreciation as follows: Communication equipment is depreciated by the straight-line method over a five-year life with zero residual value.

Office equipment is depreciated using the double-declining-balance method over five years with a $1,000 residual value.

Problem 1: Record the transactions in the journal of Ellie Johnson Associates.