New Concept Company, a furniture wholesaler, acquired new equipment at a cost of $380,000 on January 1, 2017. The equipment has an estimated life of 4 years and an estimate salvage value of $36,000.
Compute the depreciation for the equipment of use by the following method: Straight-line
Ans. | Depreciable cost = Cost of machine - Salvage value | ||||||
$380,000 - $36,000 | |||||||
$344,000 | |||||||
Rate = 1 / Estimated life | |||||||
1 / 4 = 0.25 | |||||||
*In straight line method the depreciation will be same every year. | |||||||
Year | Depreciable cost (a) | Rate (b) | Annual Expense (a*b) | Accumulated depreciation | Net book value | ||
1 | $344,000 | 0.25 | $86,000 | $86,000 | $294,000 | ||
2 | $344,000 | 0.25 | $86,000 | $172,000 | $208,000 | ||
3 | $344,000 | 0.25 | $86,000 | $258,000 | $122,000 | ||
4 | $344,000 | 0.25 | $86,000 | $344,000 | $36,000 | ||
*Accumulated depreciation = Sum of all previous and current year's depreciation | |||||||
*Net book value = Cost of asset - Current year's accumulated depreciation | |||||||
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