Marigold Industries presents you with the following information. Complete the table for the year ended December 31, 2027. The company depreciates all assets using the half-year convention. (Round answers to O decimal places, e.g. 45,892.) Description Machine A Machine B Machine C Machine D Date Purchased 2/12/25 8/15/24 7/21/23 Cost $148,200 89,600 227,760 (c) Salvage Value $16,640 21,840 25,000 71,760 Life in Years 10 5 8 5 Depreciation Method SL DDB SYD (a) Accumulated Depreciation to 12/31/26 $34,684 30,160 72,800 (e) $ Depreciation for 2027 (b) (d) (f) (h)
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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