Oriole Inc. acquired the following assets in January 2023.
Equipment, estimated service life, 5 years; no salvage value
Building, estimated service life, 40 years; salvage value, $516,000
$711,000
$6,036,000
The equipment has been depreciated using the double-declining balance method for the first 2 years for financial reporting purposes. In 2025, the company decided to change the method of computing depreciation to the straight-line method for the equipment, but no change was made in the estimated service life or salvage value. It was also decided to change the total estimated service life of the building from 40 years to 35 years, with no change in the estimated salvage value. The building is depreciated on the straight-line method.
(a) Prepare the general journal entry to record depreciation expense for the equipment in 2025.
(b) Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense for the building in 2025.
(Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. List all debit entries before credit entries. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 25,000.)
No. Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
(a)
(b)
