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A company just purchased a piece of equipment for $650,000. The economic reality is that the asset has an estimated useful life of ten years and will be worth $75,000 at the end of its useful life. Straight-line is the appropriate depreciation method.
1. Using excel, compute the depreciation schedule for this asset. How much depreciation expense will be taken each year? What will the asset's book value be at the end of Year 6?
2. If the company wanted to increase its earnings in the near term, how could it accomplish this by using their estimate of:
A) Useful life?
B) Salvage value?