On January 1, 2012, Keller Company purchased and installed a telephone system at a cost of $20,000. The equipment was expected to last five years with a salvage value of $3,000. On January 1, 2013, more telephone equipment was purchased to tie-in with the current system for $10,000. The new equipment is expected to have a useful life of four years. Through an error, the new equipment was debited to Utilities Expense. Keller Company uses the straight-line method of depreciation.
Instructions
Prepare a schedule showing the effects of the error on Utilities Expense, Depreciation Expense, and Net Income for each year and in total beginning in 2013 through the useful life of the new equipment.

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The Answer of On January 1, 2012, Keller Company purchased and installed a telephone system at a cost of $20,000. The equipment was expected to last five years with a salvage value of $3,000. On January 1, 2013, more telephone equipment was purchased to tie-in with the current system for $10,000. The new equipment is expected to have a useful life of four years. Through an error, the new equipment was debited to Utilities Expense. Keller Company uses the straight-line method of depreciation.
Instructions
Prepare a schedule showing the effects of the error on Utilities Expense, Depreciation Expense, and Net Income for each year and in total beginning in 2013 through the useful life of the new equipment.

On January 1, 2012, Keller Company Purchased and Installed a Telephone