IMPACT OF IMPROVEMENTS AND REPLACEMENTS ON THE CALCULATION OF DEPRECIATION On January 1, 20-1, Dans Demolition purchased two jackhammers for 2,500 each with a salvage value of 100 each and estimated useful lives of four years. On January 1, 20-2, a stronger blade to improve performance was installed in Jackhammer A for 800 cash and the compressor was replaced in Jackhammer B for 200 cash. The compressor is expected to extend the life of Jackhammer B one year beyond the original estimate. REQUIRED 1. Using the straight-line method, prepare general journal entries for depreciation on December 31, 20-1, for Jackhammers A and B. 2. Enter the transactions for January 20-2 in a general journal. 3. Assuming no other additions, improvements, or replacements, calculate the depreciation expense for each jackhammer for 20-2 through 20-4.

Working Backward: Depreciation Polk Corp. purchased new store fixtures for $55,000 on January 31, 2014. Polk depreciates assets using the straight-line method and estimated a salvage value for the machine of $5,000. On its December 31, 2016, balance sheet, Polk reported the following: Required What is the yearly amount of depreciation expense for the store fixtures? What is the estimated useful life in years for the store fixtures? Explain your answer.

Urquhart Global purchases a building to house its administrative offices for $500,000. The best estimate of the salvage value at the time of purchase was $45,000, and it is expected to be used for forty years. Urquhart uses the straight-line depreciation method for all buildings. After ten years of recording depreciation, Urquhart determines that the building will be useful for a total of fifty years instead of forty. Calculate annual depreciation expense for the first ten years. Determine the depreciation expense for the final forty years of the assets life, and create the journal entry for year eleven.

Revision of Depreciation On January 1, 2017, Blizzards-R-Us purchased a snow-blowing machine for $125,000. The machine was expected to have a residual value of $12,000 at the end of its 5-year useful life. On January 1, 2019, Blizzards-R-Us concluded that the machine would have a remaining useful life of 6 years with a residual value of $3,600. Required: 1. Determine the revised annual depreciation expense for 2019 using the straight-line method. 2. CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION How does the revision in depreciation affect the Blizzards-R-Us financial statements?

Susquehanna Company purchased an asset at the beginning of the current year for 250,000. The estimated residual value is 25,000. Susquehanna estimates that the asset will be used for 10 years and uses straight-line depreciation. Calculate the depreciation expense per year.

Capital versus Revenue Expenditures On January 1, 2014, Jose Company purchased a building for $200,000 and a delivery truck for $20,000. The following expenditures have been incurred during 2016: • The building was painted at a cost of $5,000. • To prevent leaking, new windows were installed in the building at a cost of $10,000. • To improve production, a new conveyor system was installed at a cost of $40,000. • The delivery truck was repainted with a new company logo at a cost of $1,000. • To allow better handling of large loads, a hydraulic lift system was installed on the truck at a cost of $5,000. • The trucks engine was overhauled at a cost of $4,000. Required Determine which of those costs should be capitalized. Also record the journal entry for the capitalized costs. Assume that all costs were incurred on January 1, 2016. Determine the amount of depreciation for the year 2016. The company uses the straight-line method and depreciates the building over 25 years and the truck over six years. Assume zero residual value for all assets. How would the assets appear on the balance sheet of December 31, 2016?

Montello Inc. purchases a delivery truck for $15,000. The truck has a salvage value of $3,000 and is expected to be driven for eight years. Montello uses the straight-line depreciation method. Calculate the annual depreciation expense.

Dunedin Drilling Company recently acquired a new machine at a cost of 350,000. The machine has an estimated useful life of four years or 100,000 hours, and a salvage value of 30,000. This machine will be used 30,000 hours during Year 1, 20,000 hours in Year 2, 40,000 hours in Year 3, and 10,000 hours in Year 4. Dunedin buys equipment frequently and wants to print a depreciation schedule for each assets life. Review the worksheet called DEPREC that follows these requirements. Since some assets acquired are depreciated by straight-line, others by units of production, and others by double-declining balance, DEPREC shows all three methods. You are to use this worksheet to prepare depreciation schedules for the new machine.