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Three different companies each purchased trucks on January 1, 2018, for $82,000. Each truck was expected to last four years or 250,000 miles. Salvage value was estimated to be $6,000. All three trucks were driven 79,000 miles in 2018, 56,000 miles in 2019, 51,000 miles in 2020, and 71,000 miles in 2021. Each of the three companies earned $71,000 of cash revenue during each of the four years. Company A uses straight-line depreciation, company B uses double-declining-balance depreciation, and company C uses units-of-production depreciation. Answer each of the following questions. Ignore the effects of income taxes. d-1. Calculate the retained earnings on the December 31, 2021, balance sheet?
Retained Earnings
Company A
Company B
Company C
| Solution - Calculation of Retained Earnings on december 31, 2021 | 
| Cost of Each Truck = $82000 | 
| Estmated Life of each truck = 4 years | 
| Salvage value of all the trucks = $6000 | 
| Company A - Straight line Method | 
| Depreciation = (Asset cost - Salvage value)/Estimated Life | 
| Depreciation per year = ($82000-$6000)/4 = $19000 | 
| Depreciation for 4 years = $19000*4 = $76000 | 
| Company B - Double Declining Method | 
| Depreciation rate under straight line method = 25% as per 4 years | 
| Depreciation under double declining method = 25%*2 = 50% | 
| Particulars | Asset cost | Depreciation @ 50% | 
| Year 2018 | $82,000 | $41,000 | 
| Year 2019 | $41,000 | $20,500 | 
| Year 2020 | $20,500 | $10,250 | 
| Year 2021($76000-$41000-$20500-$10250) | $10,250 | $4,250 | 
| Total | $76,000 | 
| Company C - Units of Production Method | |
| Depreciable amount = ($82000 - $6000) = $76000 | |
| Depreciation = Depreciable amount*(Miles used in current year/Total Miles) | |
| Particulars | Amount | 
| Depreciation in 2018 ($76000*79000/250000) | $24,016 | 
| Depreciation in 2019 ($76000*56000/250000) | $17,024 | 
| Depreciation in 2020 ($76000*51000/250000) | $15,504 | 
| Depreciation in 2021 ($76000 - $24016 - $17024 - $15504) | $19,456 | 
| Total Depreciation charged | $76,000 | 
| Calculation of retained earnings | |||
| Particulars | Company A | Company B | Company C | 
| Cash Revenue till 2021 (A) | $284,000 | $284,000 | $284,000 | 
| Depreciation till 2021 for each company (B) | $70,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 | 
| Retained Earnings (A-B) | $214,000 | $214,000 | $214,000 |