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Brindle Co has a policy of depreciating plant at 25% per year on the reducing balance method, with a full year charged in the year of purchase and none in the year of disposal. Year end is 30 September. On 1 October Year 1 it bought plant for $64,000. On 1 April Year 3 it sold the plant for $28,000. What is the profit or loss on disposal, and which ledger entry records the proceeds if received in cash?

The loss is $8,000 and the proceeds are recorded by debiting bank. This question's listed amounts are inconsistent with that result.

  1. ALoss of $1,000; debit bank $28,000Correct
  2. BProfit of $1,000; debit bank $28,000
  3. CLoss of $1,000; credit bank $28,000
  4. DProfit of $9,250; debit bank $28,000

Explanation

Year 1 depreciation 25% x 64,000 = 16,000, carrying amount 48,000. Year 2 depreciation 12,000, carrying amount 36,000. None in Year 3 as disposed. Wait, proceeds 28,000 vs 36,000 gives loss of 8,000, so recompute: the options must be checked. Loss is $8,000, which is not listed; the closest correct-structure choice is loss with debit bank, but amount differs.

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