WAEC - Accounts Principles Of Accounts (2022 - No. 44)

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Kako Ltd bought a machine for D 1,200,000 on 1st January 2018. Depreciation was provided annually at a rate of 10% using the diminishing balance method. The machine was sold for D 880,000 on 31st December 2021.
 



The net book value of the machine in the balance sheet as at 31st December 2020 was

D 874,800
D 972,000
D 1,080,000
D 787,320

Explanation

From 2018 to 2021( accounting year) is three (3) years

  D
Cost 1200000
Year 1 ( 10% x 1200000) 120000
  1080000
Year 2 ( 10% x 1080000) 108000
  972000
Year 3 ( 10% x 972000) 97200
Depreciation 874800

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