On January 1, Year 2, Webb Construction Company overhauled four cranes resulting in a slight increase in the life of th overhauls occur regularly at two-year intervals and have been treated as maintenance expense in the past Managem considering whether to capitalize this year's $23,280 cash cost in the Cranes asset account or to expense it as a maim expense. Assume that the cranes have a remaining useful life of two years and no expected salvage value. Assume st depreciation. Required a. Determine the amount of additional depreciation expense Webb would recognize in Year 2 and Year 3 if the cost w the Cranes account. b. Determine the amount of expense Webb would recognize in Year 2 and Year 3 if the cost were recognized as maint expense. Determine the effect of the overhaul on cash flow from operating activities for Year 2 and Year 3 if the cost were car
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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![On January 1, Year 2, Webb Construction Company overhauled four cranes resulting in a slight increase in the life of the cranes. Such
overhauls occur regularly at two-year intervals and have been treated as maintenance expense in the past. Management is
considering whether to capitalize this year's $23,280 cash cost in the Cranes asset account or to expense it as a maintenance
expense. Assume that the cranes have a remaining useful life of two years and no expected salvage value. Assume straight-line
depreciation.
Required
a. Determine the amount of additional depreciation expense Webb would recognize in Year 2 and Year 3 if the cost were capitalized in
the Cranes account.
b. Determine the amount of expense Webb would recognize in Year 2 and Year 3 if the cost were recognized as maintenance
expense.
c. Determine the effect of the overhaul on cash flow from operating activities for Year 2 and Year 3 if the cost were capitalized and
expensed through depreciation charges. (Cash outflows should be indicated with a minus sign.)
d. Determine the effect of the overhaul on cash flow from operating activities for Year 2 and Year 3 if the cost were recognized as
maintenance expense. (Cash outflows should be indicated with a minus sign.)
a. Depreciation expense
b. Maintenance expense
c. Operating activities
d. Operating activities
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