Haaland Company depreciates an asset with an original cost of $8,000 over 5 years using the sum-of-the-years digits’ method of depreciation. The asset was purchased on July 1, 2020 and the depreciation expense for 2020 is $1,250. What is the estimated salvage value of the asset?
Multiple Choice
$1,000
$500
$1,250
$750
$250
Correct Option B i.e. $500 | ||||||
Year | Depreciation Expense | Year | Fraction | Caluclation of Percentage using Fraction | ||
2020 | 1,250 | 1 | 16.67% | (5/15)/12*6 | ||
In year 1 : Depreciation expense of $1250 is 16.67% of depreciable value | ||||||
Total deprciatiable value = 1250/16.67% | ||||||
7500 | ||||||
Salavge value = Original cost - deprecialble value | ||||||
=8000-7500 | ||||||
500 | ||||||
Year | ||||||
1 | ||||||
2 | ||||||
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4 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
Sum of Year | 15 | |||||
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