a. What is the amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year? Depreciation = $ b. What is the book value at the end of the 3rd year? Book value = $ c. Returning to the original situation, what is the amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year if the separator is also sold during the 3rd year? Depreciation = $
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
![Englehard purchases a slurry-based separator for the mining of the clay that costs $650,000 and has an estimated useful life of 10
years, a MACRS-GDS property class of 7 years, and an estimated salvage value of $75,000 after 10 years. It was financed using a
$205,000 down payment and a loan of $445,000 over a period of 5 years with interest at 10%. Loan payments are made in equal
annual amounts (principal plus interest) over the 5 years.
a. What is the amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year?
Depreciation = $
b. What is the book value at the end of the 3rd year?
Book value = $
c. Returning to the original situation, what is the amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year if the separator is
also sold during the 3rd year?
Depreciation = $
Use depreciation percentages to 2 decimal places. Round final answers to whole dollar. Tolerance is ± 50.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2cc08414-0dc8-4907-a725-07d6a276baf1%2F032f18b4-0cbc-4965-a36a-c2a5c1b01d08%2Fairnrq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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