
Question No 22 Chapter No 14
22. X bought a machine for Rs 25,000 on which he spent Rs 5,000 for carriage and freight. Rs 1,000 for the brokerage of the middleman, Rs 3,500 for installation and ₹ 500 for an iron pad. The machine is depreciated @ 10% every year on the Written Down Value basis. After three years, the machine was sold to Y for Rs 30,500 and Rs 500 was paid as commission to the broker through whom the sale was effected. Find out the profit and loss on the sale of the machine.
The solution of Question No 22 Chapter No 14: -
| Dr. | Machinery A/c | Cr. | |||||
| Date | Particulars |
J.F. | Amount | Date | Particulars |
J.F. | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I year | |||||||
| 01/01/ | To Bank A/c | 35,000 | 31/12/ | By Deprecation A/c | 3,500 | ||
| 31/12/ | By Balance C/d | 31,500 | |||||
| 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
| II year | |||||||
| 01/01/ | To Balance b/d | 31,500 | 31/12/ | By Deprecation A/c | 3,150 | ||
| 31/12/ | By Balance C/d | 28,350 | |||||
| 31,500 | 31,500 | ||||||
| III year | |||||||
| 01/01/ | To Balance b/d | 28,350 | 31/12/ | By Deprecation A/c | 2,835 | ||
| 31/12/ | To Profit on sale on Machinery A/c | 4,485 | 31/12/ | By Bank A/c (30,500-500) | 30,000 | ||
| 32,835 |
32,835 | ||||||
Working Note:-
| Statement Showing profit or loss on the sale of Machinery | |
| Particulars |
Amount |
|---|---|
| Book value of machinery as on 1st January when it was purchased | 35,000 |
| Less: - Amount of Depreciation charged on I year | |
| 35,000*10%*12/12 | 3,500 |
| Amount of Depreciation charged on II year | |
| 31,500*10%*12/12 | 3,150 |
| Amount of Depreciation charged on III year | |
| 28,350*10%*12/12 | 2,835 |
| Add: commission to the broker | 500 |
| Book value of the asset as on 1st October 2017 | 26,015 |
| Sale Price of Machinery | 30,500 |
| Profit on the sale of the asset | 4,485 |
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