Stahmann Products paid $350,000 for a numerical controller during the last month of 2007 and had it installed at a cost of $50,000. The recovery period was 7 years with an estimated salvage value of 10% of the original purchase price. Stahmann sold the system at the end of 2011 for $45,000. Determine the Book Value at the end of 2011 by using a. Straight Line method b. Declining Balance Depriciation(DDB) c. Why or why not can you use Sum of Years Digit method? Show your complete solution.
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.
Stahmann Products paid $350,000 for a numerical controller during the last month of 2007 and had it installed at a cost of $50,000. The recovery period was 7 years with an estimated salvage value of 10% of the original purchase price. Stahmann sold the system at the end of 2011 for $45,000. Determine the Book Value at the end of 2011 by using
a.
b. Declining Balance Depriciation(DDB)
c. Why or why not can you use Sum of Years Digit method?
Show your complete solution.
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