Question

Alastair Corporation purchased a machine for $60,000 on May 1 of Year 1. Also associated with this purchase on May 1 of Year 1 were $2,800 in sales taxes and $6,000 in machine preparation, shipping, and installation costs. Alastair paid a total of $10,000 cash and signed a note payable agreeing to pay the remainder in the future. The machine has an estimated useful life of 6 years and an estimated salvage value of $5,000. Alastair Company uses the straight-line method for computing depreciation expense.
 
Which ONE of the following is included in the journal entry necessary to record depreciation expense on the machine for Year 2?
                
CREDIT to Cash for $9,167
                
CREDIT to Accumulated Depreciation for $15,278
                
CREDIT to Depreciation Expense for $10,633
                
CREDIT to Cash for $10,633
                
CREDIT to Depreciation Expense for $9,167
                
CREDIT to Accumulated Depreciation for $9,167
                
CREDIT to Accumulated Depreciation for $17,722
                
CREDIT to Accumulated Depreciation for $10,633

Answer 1

Depreciation expense = (60000-5000)/6 = 9167

Year	Account	Debit	Crefit
2	Depreciation expense	9167
	Accumulated depreciation		9167

Credit to accumulated depreciation $9167, is correct answer.