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- February 20, 2016 at 3:38 pm #301279
Dear Sir,
I can’t seem to understand the answer to this exercise:
The trucks account (at cost) of a business for the year ended 31 December 20X1 was as follows:
TRUCKS – COST
20X1 20X1
$ $
1 Jan Balance 240,000 31 Mar Disposal account 60,000
30 June cash – purchase of vans 160,000 31 Dec Balance 340,000
400,000 400,000
Brought forward accumulated depreciation at 1 January 20X1 was $115,000. The truck
disposed of on 31 March had a carrying value of $20,000.
The company’s policy is to charge depreciation at 20% per year on the reducing balance, and
charges a full year’s depreciation in the year of acquisition and none in the year of disposal.
What should be the depreciation charge for the year ended 31 December 20X1?and the answer from the book is:
Charge for the year
Trucks at 1 Jan $’000 $’000
Cost (240 – 60) 180,000
Acc dep’n (115 – (60 – 20)) 75,000
Carrying value 105,000
Dep’n charge @ 20% 21,000 21,000
Purchased truck
Dep’n charge @ 20% 160 @ 20% 32,000 32,000
53,000I don’t understand why the cost is 240-60 and not 240; Also, why from acc depr is deducted 20? the carrying value shoudnt be 240-115 ?
February 20, 2016 at 5:37 pm #301302But from the t-account for the cost, there were disposals with a cost of 60,000, which means that the cost of those left was only 240,000 less 60,000.
Also, since the accumulated depreciation on the truck that was sold was 20,000, then the accumulated depreciation on the trucks that remained needed to be reduced by 20,000.
I really do suggest that you watch our free lectures on depreciation.
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November 16, 2022 at 12:12 pm #671608I don’t know why the depreciation of purchased vans is 160000×20% =32000
Since it was purchased in 30/6 so in 31/12 it should be 160000×20%x6/12=16000November 16, 2022 at 4:23 pm #671624The question says that they charge a full years depreciation in the year of purchase (which is very common both in exams and in real life, as I explain in my free lectures on this).
The lectures are a complete free course for Paper FA and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.
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