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Bridgeport Company is in the process of preparing its financial statements for 2020 . Assume that no entries for depreciation
Bridgeport Company is in the process of preparing its financial statements for 2020 . Assume that no entries for depreciation have been recorded in 2020. The following information related to depreciation of fixed assets is provided to you. 1. Bridgeport purchased equipment on January 2,2017 , for . At that time, the equipment had an estimated useful life of 10 years with a salvage value. The equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis. On January 2, 2020, as a result of additional information, the company determined that the equipment has a remaining useful life of 4 years with a salvage value. 2. During 2020 , Bridgeport changed from the double-declining-balance method for its building to the straight-line method. The building originally cost . It had a useful life of 10 years and a salvage value of . The following computations present depreciation on both bases for 2018 and 2019 . 3. Bridgeport purchased a machine on July 1,2018 , at a cost of . The machine has a salvage value of and a useful life of 8 years. Bridgeport's bookkeeper recorded straight-line depreciation in 2018 and 2019 but failed to consider the salvage value. (a) Prepare the journal entries to record depreciation expense for 2020 and correct any errors made to date related to the information provided. (Ignore taxes.) (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)


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Depreciation is reducing the value of tangible fixed assets. It is provided as an expense in the income summary at the end of the financial year. Depreciation is due to the use of goods and tares, assets. According to accounting standards, depreciation must be recorded in the books of accounts.

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Depreciation on Equipment(2017-2020)
As given , Cost of Asset = $79,400.

Salvage value = $5400.

Useful life = 10 yrs.

Depreciation in 2017:
((cost of assets-salvage value)/useful life)
(($79400-$5400)/10yrs.)
=$57200
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