which he bought for P50,000 when new will be useful for 10 years and a junk value of 1,000 but because of appropriate maintenance, it will be useful for another 5 years, no salvage value, with an annual operating cost of twice the new one. If money is worth 12%, was the engineer justified in selling the old machine? Use the ROR method.
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.
Mr. Garcia sold his machine for P20,000 after using it for 6 years. He bought a new machine worth 75,000 with an expected life of 12 years and a salvage value of 2,000. The operating cost is P5,500 per year. The old machine which he bought for P50,000 when new will be useful for 10 years and a junk value of 1,000 but because of appropriate maintenance, it will be useful for another 5 years, no salvage value, with an annual operating cost of twice the new one. If money is worth 12%, was the engineer justified in selling the old machine? Use the ROR method.
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