The following are costs related to the purchase of a second-hand piece of equipment.        Required:  Indicate with an 'X' in  the appropriate column whether the expenditure should be included in the cost of the asset.                 Include in the Not included     Asset total In the Asset Total Description of cost expenditure       Freight       Installation       Repair of vandalism during installation       Replacement of worn-out parts at time of purchase       Repair of damage incurred in reconditioning the equipment       Fees paid to attorney to review purchase agreement                               B             Computer equipment that was originally purchased for     $              170,000     and now has an accumulated depreciation balance of    $              130,000     is sold for cash of        $                60,000           Total  $              360,000     Required:  Record the sale of the computer equipment                       Date Account Description Debit Credit       Depreciatio expenses                       Accumulated depreciation

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The following are costs related to the purchase of a second-hand piece of equipment.       
Required:  Indicate with an 'X' in  the appropriate column whether the expenditure should be included in the cost of the asset.  
             
Include in the Not included    
Asset total In the Asset Total Description of cost expenditure  
    Freight  
    Installation  
    Repair of vandalism during installation  
    Replacement of worn-out parts at time of purchase  
    Repair of damage incurred in reconditioning the equipment  
    Fees paid to attorney to review purchase agreement  
             
             
B            
Computer equipment that was originally purchased for     $              170,000    
and now has an accumulated depreciation balance of    $              130,000    
is sold for cash of        $                60,000    
      Total  $              360,000    
Required:  Record the sale of the computer equipment        
             
Date Account Description Debit Credit    
  Depreciatio expenses                    
  Accumulated depreciation        
           
           
           
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