Chapter 10 – Plant Assets, Natural Resources, and Intangibles
Problem 10-2B (25 minutes)
Year Straight-LineaUnits-of-Productionb
Double-Declining-
Balancec
1…..…………... $ 58,800 $ 71,120 $129,600
2…..…………... 58,800 64,080 77,760
3…..…………... 58,800 63,400 46,656
aStraight- line:
Cost per year = $294,000/5 years = $58,800 per year
bUnits-of-production:
Cost per unit = $294,000/1,470,000 units = $0.20 per unit
Year Units Unit Cost Depreciation
1………...... 355,600 $0.20 $ 71,120
2………...... 320,400 0.20 64,080
* Take only enough depreciation in Year 5 to reduce book
value to the asset’s $30,000 salvage value.
cDouble-declining-balance (amounts rounded to the nearest dollar):
(100%/5) x 2 = 40% depreciation rate
Year
Beginning
Book Value
Annual
Depreciation
(40% of
Book Value)
Accumulated
Depreciation
at the End of
the Year
Ending Book Value
($324,000 Cost less
Accumulated
Depreciation)
1…......... $324,000 $129,600 $129,600 $194,400
2…......... 194,400 77,760 207,360 116,640
* rounded
** Take only enough depreciation in Year 5 to reduce book value to the asset’s
$30,000 salvage value.
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