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Problem 4. (error correction and depreciation)

               The delivery trucks account of your client, MM Co., had a balance of 2,820,000 on Jan. 1, 2016, which included the ff.:

                               Truck no.                            Acquisition date                                              Cost                     

                               1                                             Jan. 1, 2013                                                        540,000

                               2                                             July 1, 2013                                                        660,000

                               3                                             Jan. 1, 2015                                                        900,000

                               4                                             July 1, 2015                                                        720,000

The accumulated depreciation-delivery trucks account had a balance of 906,000 on Jan. 1, 2016. This amounts represent the depreciation on the four trucks from the respective dates of acquisition, based on a 5 year life, no salvage value. No charges had been made against this account before Jan. 1, 2016.

Transactions completed during the period Jan. 1, 2016 through Dec. 31, 2019, and the entries made to record were as follows:

July 1, 2016

               Truck no. 3 traded for a larger truck (truck no. 5), the agreed price of which was 1,020,000. MM paid the dealer 500,000 cash on the transaction. The entry was:

                                                               Delivery truck                                   500,000

                                                                               Cash                                                     500,000

Jan. 1, 2017

               Truck no. 1 was sold for 110,000. The entry made was:

                                                               Cash                                                     110,000

                                                                               Delivery truck                                   110,000

July 1, 2018

               A new truck (truck no. 6) was purchased for 1,080,000 cash and was debited at that amount to the delivery trucks account. (Assume truck no. 2 was not retired)

July 1, 2018

               Truck no. 4 was severely damaged in an accident and was sold as junk for 21,000 cash. MM received 75,000 from the insurance company. The entry made by the accountant was:

                                                               Cash                                                     96,000

                                                                               Sales                                                     21,000

                                                                               Delivery trucks                                 75,000

Entries for depreciation expense had been made at the end of each financial year as follows:

                                               Year                                      Depreciation expense

                                               2015                                      609,000

                                               2016                                      633,000

                                               2017                                      733,500

                                               2018                                      834,000

 

What amount of gain/loss should have been recognized on the trade in of Truck no. 3 on July 1, 2016? _________________

MM's net income for 2016 was overstated/understated by _______________________

The gain/loss on the sale of truck no. 1 on Jan. 1, 2017 ___________________

MM's net income for 2017 was overstated/understated by _______________________

What amount of loss should have been recognized on the sale of Truck no. 4 on July 1, 2018? _________

MM's net income for 2014 was overstated/understated by _____________________

What amount of depreciation should have been recorded in 2019? _____________________

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