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1. Restek Chromatography Products and Solutions company purchased new packaging

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Question

1. Restek Chromatography Products and Solutions company purchased new packaging equipment with an estimated useful life of 10 years. Cost of the equipment was $20,000 and the salvage value was estimated to be $3000 at the end of its useful like.

a) (10 pts) For their company financial records, they are using the double declining-balance depreciation method. What is the depreciation amount they would record in their company financial records for the 7th year of the asset’s life?

b) (5 pts) If the company was instead using the straight-line method of depreciation, what would be the depreciation amount they would record in their company financial records for the 7th year of the asset’s life?

Explanation / Answer

1. DOUBLE DECLINING BALANCE

COST = 20000

RESIDUAL VALUE = 3000

USEFUL LIFE = 10 YEARS

DEPRECIATION RATE = (1/USEFUL LIFE) * 200% = 1/10 * 200% = 20%

IN THE SEVENTH YEAR THE DEPRECIATION WILL BE 1049 AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION WILL BE 15806.

B) STRAIGHT LINE METHOD

DEPRECATION BASE = 20000 - 3000 = 17000

RATE = (BASE * 1 ) / USEFUL LIFE = 17000*1 / 10 = 17000 / 10 = 1700 YEARLY.

DEPRECIATION AT THE END OF SEVENTH YEAR = 1700.

ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION = 1700 * 7 = 11900

YEAR COST DEP. RATE DEPRECIATION ACCUM. DEP BOOK VALUE 1 20000 20% 4000 4000 16000 2 20% 3200 7200 12800 3 20% 2560 9760 10240 4 20% 2048 11808 8192 5 1638 13446 6554 6 1311 14757 5243 7 1049 15806 4194