On January 1, 2014, Bigg Corporation sold equipment with a book value of $20,000 and a 10-year remaining useful life to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Little Corporation, for $30,000. Both Bigg and Little use the straight-line depreciation method, assuming no salvage value. On December 31, 2014, the separate company financial statements held the following balances associated with the equipment:                                                                                          Bigg                      Little Gain on sale of equipment                                     $10,000 Depreciation expense                                                                            $3,000 Equipment                                                                                              30,000 Accumulated depreciation                                                                    3,000   A working paper entry to consolidate the financial statements of Bigg and Little on December 31, 2014 included a   A. Debit to accumulated depreciation for $1,000.   B. Credit to gain on sale of equipment for $10,000.   C. Credit to depreciation expense for $3,000.   D. Debit to equipment for $10,000.

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
3rd Edition
ISBN:9781337788281
Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Chapter22: Accounting For Changes And Errors.
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 11E: On January 1, 2014, Klinefelter Company purchased a building for 520,000. The building had an...
icon
Related questions
Question

On January 1, 2014, Bigg Corporation sold equipment with a book value of $20,000 and a 10-year remaining useful life to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Little Corporation, for $30,000. Both Bigg and Little use the straight-line depreciation method, assuming no salvage value. On December 31, 2014, the separate company financial statements held the following balances associated with the equipment:

 

                                                                                       Bigg                      Little

Gain on sale of equipment                                     $10,000

Depreciation expense                                                                            $3,000

Equipment                                                                                              30,000

Accumulated depreciation                                                                    3,000

 

A working paper entry to consolidate the financial statements of Bigg and Little on December 31, 2014 included a

  A.

Debit to accumulated depreciation for $1,000.

  B.

Credit to gain on sale of equipment for $10,000.

  C.

Credit to depreciation expense for $3,000.

  D.

Debit to equipment for $10,000.

Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 3 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Accounting for Intangible assets
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337788281
Author:
James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX., 2020-W/ACCESS
CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX., 2020-W/ACCESS
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357110362
Author:
Murphy
Publisher:
CENGAGE L
Financial Accounting Intro Concepts Meth/Uses
Financial Accounting Intro Concepts Meth/Uses
Finance
ISBN:
9781285595047
Author:
Weil
Publisher:
Cengage
SWFT Individual Income Taxes
SWFT Individual Income Taxes
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357391365
Author:
YOUNG
Publisher:
Cengage
SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019
SWFT Comprehensive Volume 2019
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357233306
Author:
Maloney
Publisher:
Cengage
SWFT Comprehensive Vol 2020
SWFT Comprehensive Vol 2020
Accounting
ISBN:
9780357391723
Author:
Maloney
Publisher:
Cengage