In recent years, Blossom Corporation has purchased three machines. Because of frequent employee turnover in the accounting department, a different accountant was in charge of selecting the depreciation method for each machine, and various methods have been used. Information concerning the machines is summarized in the table below. Machine Acquired Cost Residual Value Useful Life (in years) Depreciation Method 1 Jan. 1, 2025 $86,500 $10,900 5 Straight-line 2 July 1, 2026 77,500 10,590 5 Diminishing-balance 3 Nov. 1, 2026 75,521 6,050 6 Units-of-production For the diminishing-balance method, Blossom Corporation uses double the straight-line rate. For the units-of-production method, total machine hours are expected to be 25,730. Actual hours of use in the first 3 years were: 2026, 420; 2027, 4,490; and 2028, 4,970. (a) Your answer is partially correct. Prepare separate depreciation schedules for each machine. Prepare the schedule for all years, information permitting. (Round depreciation per unit to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.20 and answers to the nearest whole dollar, e.g. 5,275. Do not leave any answer field blank. Enter O for amounts.)
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
![In recent years, Blossom Corporation has purchased three machines. Because of frequent employee turnover in the accounting
department, a different accountant was in charge of selecting the depreciation method for each machine, and various methods have
been used. Information concerning the machines is summarized in the table below.
Machine
Acquired
Cost
Residual
Value
Useful Life
(in years)
Depreciation Method
1
Jan. 1, 2025
$86,500
$10,900
5
Straight-line
2
July 1, 2026
77,500
10,590
5
Diminishing-balance
3
Nov. 1, 2026
75,521
6,050
6
Units-of-production
For the diminishing-balance method, Blossom Corporation uses double the straight-line rate. For the units-of-production method,
total machine hours are expected to be 25,730. Actual hours of use in the first 3 years were: 2026, 420; 2027, 4,490; and 2028, 4,970.
(a)
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Your answer is partially correct.
Prepare separate depreciation schedules for each machine. Prepare the schedule for all years, information permitting. (Round
depreciation per unit to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.20 and answers to the nearest whole dollar, e.g. 5,275. Do not leave any answer field blank.
Enter O for amounts.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd8989f55-2f6a-47fa-b935-617abf039663%2F9bb48436-74a2-4077-a3ae-b96fb931e414%2Fw4eanro_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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