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Adjustment on the cost of non current asset

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • February 6, 2018 at 10:04 pm #435571
    stevenlino
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    as at 31 December 20X4:

    Plant and equipment 21,000 Accumulated 9,000
    Carrying amount 12,000

    (b) The balance of the account is the proceeds of sale of some plant on 1 January 20X4 with a
    carrying amount at the date of sale of $700,000 and which had originally cost $1,400,000. No
    other accounting entries have yet been made for the disposal apart from the cash book entry for
    the receipt of the proceeds. Depreciation on plant has been charged at 25% (straight line basis)
    in preparing the draft statement of financial position without allowing for the sale. The
    depreciation for the year relating to the plant sold should be adjusted for in full.

    Solution:
    Workings
    1 Plant and equipment
    $’000
    Disposal – Cost 1,400
    – Depreciation (700)
    – Carrying amount 700
    Proceeds (part (a)) (600)
    Loss on sale 100
    Cost adjustment 21,000 – 1,400 = 19,600
    Accumulated depreciation adjustment (9,000 – 700 – (1,400 ? 25%)) = 7,950

    Retained earnings
    $’000
    Per draft 12,400
    Irrecoverable debts (200)
    Inventory write down (500 – 360) (140)
    Loss on disposal of plant (W1) (100)
    Depreciation adjustment (1,400 ? 25%) (W1) 350
    12,310.

    Please I don’t understand the adjustments on the cost of plant and equipment ?

    February 7, 2018 at 1:10 pm #435659
    John Moffat
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    The plant and equipment account shows the cost of the assets. Because no entry has been made for the sale of the asset, the balance needs reducing by the cost of the assets sold. So the correct balance is 21,000 – 1,400 = 19,600.

    Similarly the accumulated depreciation account shows the total depreciation on the assets. Because no entry has been made for the sale of the asset, the balance needs reducing by the accumulated depreciation on the asset sold, which is 1,400 – 700 = 700.
    So the correct balance is 9,000 – 700 = 6,300.

    Finally the profit or loss on sale should have been calculated. The carrying value of the asset sold was 1,400 – 700 = 700.
    The sale proceeds seem to have been 600 (you did not type out the whole question) and therefore there was a loss on sale of 700 – 600 = 100. This loss reduced the retained earnings.

    All of this is explained in my free lectures. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper F3 and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

    February 7, 2018 at 1:58 pm #435683
    stevenlino
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    Thanks very much Sir.

    February 7, 2018 at 2:11 pm #435687
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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