Tidy Limited purchased a new van on January 1, 2018. The van
cost $50,000. It has an estimated life of ten years and the
estimated residual value is $5,500. Tidy uses the
double-declining-balance method to compute depreciation.
What is the adjusted balance in the Accumulated Depreciation
account at the end of 2019?
Answer-------------$18,000
Working
Double declining Method | ||
A | Cost | $ 50,000 |
B | Residual Value | $ 5,500 |
C=A - B | Depreciable base | $ 44,500 |
D | Life [in years] | 10 |
E=C/D | Annual SLM depreciation | $ 4,450 |
F=E/C | SLM Rate | 10.00% |
G=F x 2 | DDB Rate | 20.00% |
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Depreciation schedule-Double declining | |||||
Year | Beginning Book Value | Depreciation rate | Depreciation expense | Accumulated Depreciation | Ending Book Value |
2018 | $ 50,000 | 20.00% | $ 10,000 | $ 10,000 | $ 40,000 |
2019 | $ 40,000 | 20.00% | $ 8,000 | $ 18,000 | $ 32,000 |
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