On July 1, 2016, Tingting Manufacturing Limited (which has a Dec 31st year end) purchased equipment for $50,000 that has an estimated life of five years and a disposal value of $5,000. On January 1st, 2018, a major improvement was made to the equipment costing $5,000. As a result, the production capacity doubled, but its expected life and residual value remained unchanged. At the beginning of 2019, Tingting Manufacturing Limited revised the estimated remaining useful life to be two years and its disposable value to $1,071.43 16) Assuming that Straight-Line Method was used to calculate depreciation, the depreciation expense for 2017 would be: a) $4,500 b) $5,000 c) $9,000 d) $13,500 E) None of the above 17) Assuming that the Straight-Line Method was used to calculate depreciation, the depreciation expense for 2018 would be (rounded to the nearest dollar): a) $9,000 b) $13,500 c) $10,429 d) $15,000 e) None of the above 18) Assuming that the Straight-Line Method was used to calculate depreciation, the depreciation expense for 2019 would be (rounded to the nearest dollar): a) $9,000 b) $13,500 c) $10,429 d) $15,000 e) None of the above
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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