Flagler Company purchased equipment that cost $90,000. The equipment had a useful life of 5 years and a $10,000 salvage value. Flagler uses the double-declining-balance method. Which of the following choices accurately reflects how the recognition of the first year's depreciation would affect the financial statements? Balance Sheet Income Statement Assets = Liabilities + A. (32,000) Not affected B. (16,000) Not affected C. (36,000) Not affected D. (36,000) Not affected Multiple Choice O OOO Option D Option B Option C Option A Stockholders' Equity (32,000) (16,000) (36,000) (36,000) Revenue Not affected Not affected 16,000 Not affected 36,000 36,000 Not affected Expense 32,000 Net Income (32,000) (16,000) (36,000) (36,000) Statement of Cash Flows (32,000) Operating activity Not affected (36,000) Operating activity Not affected
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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