QUESTION 1 DEPRECIATION (40 MARKS) Jan van…
QUESTION 1 DEPRECIATION (40 MARKS) Jan van Wyk owns a courier service, Speedy Transporters. Currently he owns one delivery vehicle, a KIA K2700 Workhorse, which he bought for R180 000 on 1 December 2019. According to the depreciation policy of the business depreciation on vehicles is to be written off at a rate 20% on the cost price method. Jan was negligent and forgot to keep the fixed asset register for this vehicle up to date. He asks you for help. Take note: The current financial year of the business ends 28 February 2021. REQUIRED: 1.1 Complete the fixed asset register for the KIA K2700 Workhorse delivery vehicle on the answer sheet provided by: 1.1.1 Providing the missing information marked A – D. (5) 1.1.2 Completing the table with the record of depreciation by calculation the depreciation, accumulated depreciation and carrying value for the two years ending 28 February 2021. (11) 1.2 Jan also owns business equipment (a cell phone and a laptop). Use the information provided to answer the questions that follow. Take note: The current financial year of the business ends 28 February 2021. Extract from the PRE-ADJUSTMENT TRIAL BALANCE on 28 February 2021: DEBIT CREDIT Balance sheet account section Equipment R10 500 Accumulated depreciation on equipment (1 March 2020) R2 000 The following transactions and adjustments have NOT yet been recorded: · Buy another laptop for R6 000 on 1 September 2020. · Depreciation on equipment is to be written off at a rate of 15% on the diminishing balance method. 1.2.1 Calculate the total depreciation on equipment on 28 February 2021. Show all your calculations. (9) 1.2.2 Record the total depreciation on equipment for the year (as calculated in 1.2.1) in the General Journal on 28 February 2021. (4) 1.3 Jan’s father, Janneman owns a farm. He has written off depreciation to the value of R7 000 on his Bantam Bakkie for the current financial year. However, he does not understand how this transaction will influence his Assets, Owner’s equity and Liabilities. He asked you to help him by showing the effect of the transaction on the accounting equation. Also provide a reason for the effect. Show an increase with a +, a decrease with a – and no effect with a 0. Follow the example as provided on the answer sheet. (6) 1.4 On which type fixed asset will we NOT write off depreciation? Provide a reason for your answer. (3) 1.5 The diminishing balance method is more realistic than the Cost price method. Explain this statement. (2) [40]
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