The purchase of an item of construction equipment is fifty thousand Kenya shillings(kshs) . The economic working life of the equipment is ten years at the end of which its residual value is estimated to be five thousand kenya shillings (kshs). Assume annual working hours is 2000 hours and the prevailing bank interest is 15%. A)Determine the annual book values of the equipment by the following depreciation methods     i)By Sinking fund method ii)by declining balance method

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The purchase of an item of construction equipment is fifty thousand Kenya shillings(kshs) . The economic working life of the equipment is ten years at the end of which its residual value is estimated to be five thousand kenya shillings (kshs). Assume annual working hours is 2000 hours and the prevailing bank interest is 15%.

A)Determine the annual book values of the equipment by the following depreciation methods    

i)By Sinking fund method

ii)by declining balance method

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