Question

Bucks Ltd is a small and growing company located in Parramatta CBD. The details of the two machines acquired by the company are provided below. The accountant decides to apply different depreciation methods for the machines. 

Machine	Purchase date	Cost	Residual value	Useful life (in years)	Depreciation method
Machine 1	1 January 2016	$110,000	30,000	-	Units-of production
Machine 2	1 January 2016	$165,000	$15,000	15 years	Straight -line

Machine Purchase date Cost Residual value 30,000 Useful life in years) 1 January 2016 $110,000 Depreciation method Units-of production Straight-line Machine 2 1 January 2016 $165,000 $15,000 15 years 

It is expected that Machine I will produce total of 20,000 units. Actual units for the first three years were: 2,000 units in 2016; 3,500 units in 2017; and 4,500 in 2018

 Required:

 a) Calculate the amount of depreciation expense for the year ended 31 December 2018 for Machine 1.

 b) Calculate the amount of depreciation expense for the year ended 31 December 2018 for Machine 2.

 c) Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense on Machine 2 for the year ended 31 December 2018.

The reporting period ends on 31 December. Ignore GST

Answer 1

a) Depreciation expense for machine 1 for the year ended December 31,2018 = (110000-30000/20000)*4500 = 18000

b) Depreciation expense for Machine 2 for the year ended December 31,2018 = (165000-15000)/15 = 10000

c) Journal entry

Date	account and explanation	Debit	Credit
Dec 31,2018	Depreciation expense	10000
	Accumulated depreciation-Machine 2		10000
	(To record Dep)