Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

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Chapter 11, Problem 5MC

A machine with a 4-year estimated useful life and an estimated 15% residual value was acquired on January 1. Would depreciation expense using the sum-of-the-years’-digits method be higher or lower than depreciation expense using the double-declining balance method in the first and second years:

Chapter 11, Problem 5MC, A machine with a 4-year estimated useful life and an estimated 15% residual value was acquired on

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Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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A machine costing 350,000 has a salvage value of 15,000 and an estimated life of three years. Prepare depreciation schedules reporting the depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, and book value of the machine for each year under the double-declining-balance and sum-of-the-years-digits methods. For the double-declining-balance method, round the depreciation rate to two decimal places.

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A machine with a 4-year estimated useful life and an estimated 15% residual value was acquired on January 1. Would depreciation expense using the sum-of-the-years’-digits method be higher or lower than depreciation expense using the double-declining balance method in the first and second years:

Solution Summary: The author explains that depreciation expense is a non-cash expense, which is recorded on the income statement reflecting the consumption of economic benefits of long-term asset.

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