Question

Sears Corporation, which has a calendar year accounting period, purchased a new machine for $40,000 on April 1, 2007. At that time Sears expected to use the machine for ten years and then sell it for $10,000. The machine was sold for $24,500 on Sept. 30, 2012. Assuming straight-line depreciation, the gain to be recognized at the time of sale would be:

Answer 1

$1,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of gain on sales is given below:-

Depreciation per year = $40,000 - $10,000 ÷ 10

= $3,000

Life of equipment = 5.5 years

Accumulated Depreciation on equipment = 5.5 × $3,000

= $16,500

Book value of equipment = $40,000 - $16,500

= $23,500

Gain = Proceed from sale - Book value at the time of sale

= $24,500 - $23,500

= $1,000