Question

In 1990, Herman Moore Company completed the construction of a building at a cost of $2,380,000 and first occupied it in January 1991. It was estimated that the building will have a useful life of 40 years and a salvage value of $71,400 at the end of that time. Early in 2001, an addition to the building was constructed at a cost of $595,000. At that time, it was estimated that the remaining life of the building would be, as originally estimated, an additional 30 years, and that the addition would have a life of 30 years and a salvage value of $23,800. In 2019, it is determined that the probable life of the building and addition will extend to the end of 2050, or 20 years beyond the original estimate.

A) Using the straight-line method, compute the annual depreciation that would have been charged from 1991 through 2000:

B) Compute the annual depreciation that would have been charged from 2001 through 2018.

C) Compute the annual depreciation to be charged, beginning with 2019. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 45,892.) Annual depreciation expense—building:

Answer 1