Assume the company uses straight-line depreciation for the equipment. At the beginning of the second year, we determine that the equipment has only two more years of remaining useful life. For Firm C, compute the equipment's book value at the end of its first year. Important! Be sure to click the correct Firm at the top of the dashboard. Firm Book Value at the End of Year 1: C Cost C Accumulated depreciation after Year 1 C Book value at point of revision
Assume the company uses straight-line depreciation for the equipment. At the beginning of the second year, we determine that the equipment has only two more years of remaining useful life. For Firm C, compute the equipment's book value at the end of its first year. Important! Be sure to click the correct Firm at the top of the dashboard. Firm Book Value at the End of Year 1: C Cost C Accumulated depreciation after Year 1 C Book value at point of revision
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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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Transcribed Image Text:The company founder hires us as consultants and asks that we oversee the accounting for new equipment purchased on January 1.
The founder wants to know the implications of different depreciation methods and estimates for the company's financial statements.
Those statements will be used to attract financing from new investors and creditors. At the end of the equipment's first year in
operation, we are given the following Tableau Dashboard.
Select Firm Firm A Firm B Firm C Firm D Firm E Firm F Firm G Firm H Firm | Firm
Estimated Useful Life of Assets
20
16
Purchase Price & Estimated Salvage Value
Building
Equipment
Truck
$100,000
$80,000
12
$60,000
Years
8
$40,000
$20,000
4
50
0
Building
Equipment
Truck
Purchase Salvage Purchase Salvage Purchase Salvage
Price Value Price Value
Value
Price
Actual & Estimated Units-of-Production
Year 1 Production
Actual
Year 2 Production
Estimated
Year 3 Production
Year 4 Production
0
Estimated
Estimated
25,000
50,000
75,000
100,000
125,000
Total Units to be Produced
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Assume the company uses straight-line depreciation for the equipment. At the beginning of the second year, we determine
that the equipment has only two more years of remaining useful life. For Firm C, compute the equipment's book value at the
end of its first year.
Important! Be sure to click the correct Firm at the top of the dashboard.
Firm Book Value at the End of Year 1:
Accumulated depreciation after Year 1
C
Cost
с
C
Book value at point of revision
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Required 18 >
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