Chapter 9: 9 RQ (page 488)
How does a business decide which depreciation method is best to use?
The method of depreciation is chosen on the basis of various factors such as type of company, type of assets, the useful life of assets, etc
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Determining asset cost, preparing depreciation schedules (3 methods), and identifying depreciation results that meet management objectives
On January 3, 2018, Rapid Delivery Service purchased a truck at a cost of \(100,000. Before placing the truck in service, Rapid spent \)3,000 painting it, \(600 replacing tires, and \)10,400 overhauling the engine. The truck should remain in service for five years and have a residual value of $12,000. The truck’s annual mileage is expected to be 32,000 miles in each of the first four years and 8,000 miles in the fifth year—136,000 miles in total. In deciding which depreciation method to use, Andy Sargeant, the general manager, requests a depreciation schedule for each of the depreciation methods (straight-line, units-of-production, and double-declining-balance).
Requirements
1. Prepare a depreciation schedule for each depreciation method, showing asset cost, depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, and asset book value.
2. Rapid prepares financial statements using the depreciation method that reports the highest net income in the early years of asset use. Consider the first year that Rapid uses the truck. Identify the depreciation method that meets the company’s objectives.
Discarding of a fully depreciated asset On June 15, 2017, Family Furniture discarded equipment that cost \(27,000, a residual value of \)0, and was fully depreciated. Journalize the disposal of the equipment.
Changing an asset’s useful life and residual value Salem Hardware Consultants purchased a building for \(540,000 and depreciated it on a straight-line basis over a 40-year period. The estimated residual value is \)100,000.
After using the building for 15 years, Salem realized that wear and tear on the building would wear it out before 40 years and that the estimated residual value should be $88,000.
Starting with the 16th year, Salem began depreciating the building over a revised total life of 35 years using the new residual value. Journalize depreciation expense on the building for years 15 and 16.
Whitney Plumb Associates surveys American eating habits. The company’s accounts include Land, Buildings, Office Equipment, and Communication Equipment, with a separate Accumulated Depreciation account for each asset. During 2018, Whitney Plumb completed the following transactions:
Jan. 1 Purchased office equipment, \(117,000. Paid \)77,000 cash and financed the remainder with a note payable.
Apr. 1 Acquired land and communication equipment in a lump-sum purchase. Total cost was \(350,000 paid in cash. An independent appraisal valued the land at \)275,625 and the communication equipment at \(91,875.
Sep. 1 Sold a building that cost \)520,000 (accumulated depreciation of \(285,000 through December 31 of the preceding year). Whitney Plumb received \)390,000 cash from the sale of the building. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis. The building has a 40-year useful life and a residual value of \(25,000.
Dec. 31 Recorded depreciation as follows:
Communication equipment is depreciated by the straight-line method over a five-year life with zero residual value. Office equipment is depreciated using the double-declining-balance method over five years with a \)2,000 residual value.
Record the transactions in the journal of Whitney Plumb Associates.
: Distinguishing capital expenditures from revenue expenditures consider the following expenditures:
a. Purchase price.
b. Ordinary recurring repairs to keep the machinery in good working order.
c. Lubrication before machinery is placed in service.
d. Periodic lubrication after machinery is placed in service.
e. Major overhaul to extend useful life by three years.
f. Sales tax paid on the purchase price.
g. Transportation and insurance while machinery is in transit from seller to buyer.
h. Installation.
i. Training of personnel for initial operation of the machinery. Classify each of the expenditures as a capital expenditure or revenue expenditure
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