Essay
Meagan Co. has the following errors on its books as of December 31, 2016. The books for 2016 have not yet been closed.
a.On January 1, 2014, a truck had been purchased for $28,000. The truck had an estimated life of eight years, but it was expensed in error. Straight-line depreciation with $2,000 salvage value should have been used.
b.On January 1, 2015, the company recorded the purchase of a machine in exchange for a four-year, noninterest-bearing note in the amount of $20,000. Interest rates were then 10%, but no recognition was made of that fact. The present value of $1 at 10% for four periods is 0.683013. (Ignore depreciation.)
Required:
Prepare journal entries to correct these errors at December 31, 2016. Ignore income taxes.
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