On 01 March 2021 , old equipment with a useful life of six years was sold for  R3000 cash . The cost price of

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Chapter11: Depreciation, Depletion, Impairment, And Disposal
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On 01 March 2021 , old equipment with a useful life of six years was sold for  R3000 cash . The cost price of equipment sold was R12000 and the accumulated depreciation on it amounted to R10000 on 01 March 2021 Depreciation is calculated using the straight line method. Depreciation on the remaining amounted to  R48000 on 28 February 

1. Prepare the asset disposal account in the general ledger.  Close off the account . 

2. Calculate  the balance in accumulated depreciation for equipment account as at 28 February 2022. 

3. calculate The profit or loss on the disposal,  if the equipment was sold 28 February  2022 

 

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