Chapter 2, Problem 2.5AP

Thalassines Kataskeves, S.A., of Greece makes marine equipment. The company has been experiencing losses on its bilge pump product line for several years. The most recent quarterly contribution format income statement for the bilge pump follows: Thalassines Kataskeves, S.A. Income Statement—Bilge Pump For the Quarter Ended March 31 Sales   $ 410,000 Variable expenses:     Variable manufacturing expenses $ 123,000   Sales commissions 50,000   Shipping 21,000   Total variable expenses   194,000 Contribution margin   216,000 Fixed expenses:     Advertising (for the bilge pump product line) 27,000   Depreciation of equipment (no resale value) 120,000   General factory overhead 38,000*   Salary of product-line manager 113,000   Insurance on inventories 5,000   Purchasing department 49,000†   Total fixed expenses   352,000 Net operating loss   $ (136,000) *Common costs allocated on the basis of machine-hours. †Common costs allocated on the basis of…

Do companies maintain two sets of depreciation schedules, one for financial reporting and the other one for tax purposes?

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