Revised Depreciation On January 2, 2016, the Fish Band acquires sound equipment for concert performances at a cost of $65,800. The band estimates it will use this equipment for four years. It estimates that after four years it can sell the equipment for $2,000. Fish Band uses straight-line depreciation but realizes at the start of 2017 that due to concert bookings beyond expectations, this equipment will last only a total of three years. The salvage value remains unchanged. Compute the revised depreciation for both the second and third years.
Revised Depreciation On January 2, 2016, the Fish Band acquires sound equipment for concert performances at a cost of $65,800. The band estimates it will use this equipment for four years. It estimates that after four years it can sell the equipment for $2,000. Fish Band uses straight-line depreciation but realizes at the start of 2017 that due to concert bookings beyond expectations, this equipment will last only a total of three years. The salvage value remains unchanged. Compute the revised depreciation for both the second and third years.
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On January 2, 2016, the Fish Band acquires sound equipment for concert
performances at a cost of $65,800. The band estimates it will use this equipment
for four years. It estimates that after four years it can sell the equipment for
$2,000. Fish Band uses straight-line depreciation but realizes at the start of 2017
that due to concert bookings beyond expectations, this equipment will last only a
total of three years. The salvage value remains unchanged. Compute the revised
depreciation for both the second and third years.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F93428baa-a622-44d3-bd47-08a2fc2bc9be%2Fd88f044b-45f6-424e-86cc-6c2ca13540f3%2Fa6jrwd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Revised Depreciation
On January 2, 2016, the Fish Band acquires sound equipment for concert
performances at a cost of $65,800. The band estimates it will use this equipment
for four years. It estimates that after four years it can sell the equipment for
$2,000. Fish Band uses straight-line depreciation but realizes at the start of 2017
that due to concert bookings beyond expectations, this equipment will last only a
total of three years. The salvage value remains unchanged. Compute the revised
depreciation for both the second and third years.
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