XYZ Industries purchased a new asset on March 31, 2020. The cost of the asset was 140,000, with an estimated useful life of 8 years, and a salvage value of $15,000. XYZ uses the sum-of-the-years-digits method to depreciate the asset.
What is the book value of the asset on December 31, 2022?
67,709 |
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72,291 |
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21,701 |
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72,917 |
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74,027 |
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118,299 |
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67,083 |
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None of the other answer choices is correct. |
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65,973 |
Depreciation is a normal wear and tear of an asset. There are various methods for depreciation like straight line, double declining, MACRS etc
sum of year digit method = (Cost-salvage) * Remaining useful life of an asset/sum of year digit
8 sum of year digit = 8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1
=36
For the year 2020 depreciation would be calculated for 9 months
Year | cost-salvage | depreciation fraction | depreciation expense | Book value | |
2020 | $125,000($140,000-15,000) | 8/36 | 20,834[$125,000*8/36]/12*9months | $119,166[$140,000-20,834] | |
2021 | $125,000 | 7/36 | $24,306[$125,000*7/36] | $94,860[$119,166-24,306] | |
2022 | $125,000 | 6/36 | $20,833[$125,000*6/36] | $74,027[$94,860-20,833] | |
Answer=$74,027
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