Silver Company purchased a jewel polishing machine for P360,000 on January 1, 2021 and received a government grant of P50,000 towards the capital cost.  Company policy is to treat the grant as a reduction in the cost of the asset.  The machine was to be depreciated on a straight-line basis over 8 years and was estimated to have a residual value of P5,000 at the end of this period.  Under PAS 20, what should be the depreciation expense in respect of the machine for the year ended December 31 2021?   a. 38,750 b. 76,250 c. 44,375 d. 38,125

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Silver Company purchased a jewel polishing machine for P360,000 on January 1, 2021 and received a government grant of P50,000 towards the capital cost.  Company policy is to treat the grant as a reduction in the cost of the asset.  The machine was to be depreciated on a straight-line basis over 8 years and was estimated to have a residual value of P5,000 at the end of this period.  Under PAS 20, what should be the depreciation expense in respect of the machine for the year ended December 31 2021?
 
a. 38,750
b. 76,250
c. 44,375
d. 38,125
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