Question

(2) Willow Creek Company purchased and installed carpet in its new general offices on April 30 for a total cost of $36,288. The carpet is estimated to have a 16-year useful life and no residual value.

A.	Prepare the journal entry necessary for recording the purchase of the new carpet. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
B.	Record the December 31 adjusting entry for the partial-year depreciation expense for the carpet, assuming that Willow Creek Company uses the straight-line method. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

B. Record the December 31 adjusting entry for the partial-year depreciation expense for the carpet, assuming that Willow Creek Company uses the straight-line method. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.

JOURNAL

	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT	ASSETS	LIABILITIES	EQUITY
1		Adjusting Entries
2	Dec 31.	Depreciation Expense-Carpet		$ (amount needed)
3		Accumulated Depreciation-Carpet			$ (amount needed)

Answer 1

a) Journal entries

	Date	Description	Post ref	Debit	credit	Assets	Liabilities	Equity
1	Apr 30	Carpet		36288		36288
		Cash			36288	-36288

b) Adjusting entries

	Date	Description	Post ref	Debit	credit	Assets	Liabilities	Equity
1	Dec 31	Depreciation expense (36288/16)*8/12		1512		-1512
		Accumulated depreciation-Carpet			1512			-1512