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Chambers plc purchased a piece of equipment for €36,000. It estimated a 6-year life and €6,000 residual value. Thus, straight-line depreciation €5,000 per year. At the end of year three (before the depreciation adjustment), it estimated the new total life to be 10 years and the new residual value to be €2,000. What will be the revised depreciation?
Solution :
Step 1:
Calculation of depreciation already charged for two years :
Purchase cost of equipment = € 36,000
Residual value = € 6,000
Depreciation per year = € 5,000
Accumulated depreciation for 2 years
= 2 years * € 5,000
=€ 10,000
Step 2 : calculation of depreciation to be charged in third year based on new estimation of asset life and salvage value
Revised value of Depreciation per year = ( purchase cost of asset - salvage value ) / life in years
= ( € 36,000 - € 2,000 ) / 10
= € 34,000 / 10
= € 3,400 per year.
Step 3 : calculation of depreciation to be charged in third year.
= total depreciation for 3 years - depreciation already charged in last 2 years
= ( 3 * € 3,400 ) - ( 2* € 5,000 )
= € 10,200 - 10,000
= € 200
Alternative approach :
Current year depreciation of € 3,400 will be adjusted with excess value of depreciation charged in last two years based on new estimation.
Excess depreciation charged in last two years
= depreciation on previous estimation - depreciation on new estimation
=( € 2 * 5,000 ) - ( € 2 * 3,400 )
= € 10,000 - € 6,800
= € 3,200
In current year depreciation amount, this excess depreciation charged in last years will be adjusted.
Revised value of current year depreciation
= € 3,400 - € 3,200
= € 200
Answer : the revised value for depreciation to be charged at end of year 3 will be € 200.
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