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Broadening Your Perspective 10-5 ompany uses the dedlining-balance that are similar in many respects. One difference is that Pinson Company uses the straight-line method and Estes C Pinson Company and Estes Company are two proprietorships method at double the straight-line rate. On January 2, 2015, both companies acquired the depreciable assets shown below Salvage Value Asset Cost Useful Life Buildings $310,000 $30,000 Equipment 104,000 40 years 10 years 4,000 Induding the appropriate depreciation charges, annual net income for the companies in the years 2015, 2016, and 2017 and total income for the 3 years were as follows 2015 2016 2017 Total Pinson Company $82,500 $86,900 $88,500 $257,900 Estes Company 0,000 78,000 87,000 235,000 At December 31, 2017, the balance sheets of the two companies are similar except that Estes Company has more cash than Pinson Company. Lynda Peace is interested in buying one of the companies. She comes to you for advice Answer the following Determine the annual depreciation recorded by each company during the 3 years.(Round answers to O decimal places, e.g. 2,125.) Pinson Company Estes Company 2015 2016 2017

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Answers

Working

Building

Equipment

A

Cost

$                           310,000.00

$             104,000.00

B

Salvage Value

$                             30,000.00

$                 4,000.00

C=A - B

Depreciable base

$                           280,000.00

$             100,000.00

D

Useful life [in years]

40

10

E=C/D

Annual SLM depreciation [to be used by Pinson Company*]

$                               7,000.00

$               10,000.00

F = E/C

SLM Rate

2.50%

10.00%

G = F x 2

DDB rate [to be used by Estes Company*]

5.00%

20.00%

---Double declining balance method depreciation expense for Estes Company

Building:

Year

Beginning Book Value

Depreciation rate

Depreciation expense

Ending Book Value

Accumulated Depreciation

2015

$                                 310,000

5.00%

$                           15,500

$                           294,500

$              15,500

2016

$                                 294,500

5.00%

$                           14,725

$                           279,775

$              30,225

2017

$                                 279,775

5.00%

$                           13,989

$                           265,786

$              44,214

Equipment:

Year

Beginning Book Value

Depreciation rate

Depreciation expense

Ending Book Value

Accumulated Depreciation

1

$                                 104,000

20.00%

$                           20,800

$                              83,200

$              20,800

2

$                                   83,200

20.00%

$                           16,640

$                              66,560

$              37,440

3

$                                   66,560

20.00%

$                           13,312

$                              53,248

$              50,752

Pinson Company

Estes Company

Building Depreciation expense

Equipment depreciation expense

Total Depreciation expense

Building Depreciation expense

Equipment depreciation expense

Total Depreciation expense

2015

$                                     7,000

$                     10,000

$                           17,000

$                              15,500

$              20,800

$              36,300

2016

$                                     7,000

$                     10,000

$                           17,000

$                              14,725

$              16,640

$              31,365

2017

$                                     7,000

$                     10,000

$                           17,000

$                              13,989

$              13,312

$              27,301

Total

$                                   21,000

$                     30,000

$                           51,000

$                              44,214

$             50,752

$              94,966

Depreciation expense for each year for 3 years:

Pinson Company

Estes Company

2015

$              17,000

$              36,300

2016

$              17,000

$              31,365

2017

$              17,000

$              27,301

---See Working #2 Total column

Total Accumulated Depreciation

Pinson Company

$              51,000

Estes Company

$              94,966

Calculation of Net Income if Estes has used Straight Line Method depreciation method:

Year

2015

2016

2017

Net Income after depreciation given

$                                   70,000

$                     78,000

$                           87,000

Add: DDB Depreciation expense [calculated in #2 working]

$                                   36,300

$                     31,365

$                           27,301

Net Income before depreciation expense

$                                 106,300

$                   109,365

$                         114,301

Less: Depreciation as per SLM

$                                   17,000

$                     17,000

$                           17,000

Net Income to be considered

$                                   89,300

$                     92,365

$                           97,301

Year

Pinson Company Net Income [given]

Estes Company Net Income [calculated in Working #3]

2015

$                                   82,500

$                     89,300

2016

$                                   86,900

$                     92,365

2017

$                                   88,500

$                     97,301

Lynda should buy Estes Company because Net Income of Estes are lower than Pinson only because of different methods of depreciation. If Estes had used Straight Line method same as Pinson company, its Net Income would have been higher than Pinson [as calculated in Answer 3 above].

Working

Building

Equipment

A

Cost

$                           310,000.00

$             104,000.00

B

Salvage Value

$                             30,000.00

$                 4,000.00

C=A - B

Depreciable base

$                           280,000.00

$             100,000.00

D

Useful life [in years]

40

10

E=C/D

Annual SLM depreciation [to be used by Pinson Company*]

$                               7,000.00

$               10,000.00

F = E/C

SLM Rate

2.50%

10.00%

G = F x 2

DDB rate [to be used by Estes Company*]

5.00%

20.00%

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