Question -

(a) Brown Company purchased equipment in 2010 for $150,000 and estimated a $10,000 salvage value at the end of the equipment's 10-year useful life. At December 31, 2016, there was $98,000 in the Accumulated Depreciation account for this equipment using the straightline method of depreciation. On March 31, 2017, the equipment was sold for $40,000. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to remove the equipment from the books of Brown Company on March 31, 2017.

(b) Finney Company sold a machine for $15,000. The machine originally cost $35,000 in 2014 and $8,000 was spent on a major overhaul in 2017 (charged to the Equipment account). Accumulated Depreciation on the machine to the date of disposal was $28,000. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record the disposition of the machine.

(c) Stanley Company sold office equipment that had a book value of $12,000 for $16,000. The office equipment originally cost $40,000 and it is estimated that it would cost $50,000 to replace the office equipment. Prepare the appropriate journal entry to record the disposition of the office equipment.