ABC Machine Corp. buys a specialty lathe for its metal products with an original equipment purchase price of $27,850. The lathe has an estimated economic life of six (6) years and an assumed salvage value of $1,390. Expected production over economic life of the lathe is 126,000 units in the following pattern: Yr 1= 15,000 units; Yrs 2-6 = 22,200 units per year Calculate annual depreciation for the specialty lathe, using each of the four depreciation methods: Year 2 Method Year 1 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Totals Straight line Units of production Sum-of-years'-digits Double declining balance
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.
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