Cost Recovery Method After a two year search for a buyer, Hobson, Inc. sold its idle plant facility to Jackson Company for $700,000 on January 1, 2005. On this date the plant had a depreciated cost on Hobson’s books of $500,000. Under the agreement Jackson paid $100,000 cash on January 1, 2005, and signed a $600,000 note bearing interest at 10%. The note was payable in installments of $100,000, $200,000, and $300,000 on January 1, 2006, 2007, and 2008, respectively. The note was secured by a mortgage on the property sold. Hobson appropriately accounted for the sale under the cost recovery method since there was no reasonable basis for estimating the degree of collectibility of the note receivable. Jackson repaid the note with three late installment payments, which were accepted by Hobson, as follows:

Date of Payment

Principal

Interest

1 Jul 06

$100,000

$90,000

31 Dec 07

200,000

75,000

1 Feb 09

300,000

32,500

Required

Prepare a schedule (using the following format) to record the initial transaction for the sale of the idle plant facility, the application of subsequent cash collections on the note, and the necessary journal entry on the date the transaction is complete.

Date

Cash Received
Debit

Note Receivable
Dr. (Cr.)

Idle Plant (Net)
(Credit)

Deferred Income
Dr. (Cr.)

Income Recognized
(Credit)

Jan. 1, 2005

$100,000

1 Jul 06

190,000

Dec. 31, 2007

275,000

Feb. 1, 2009

332,500

Feb. 1, 2009