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Cost $45,000; Salvage value:0; Useful life: 8 Calculate annual depreciation on this machinery using double-declining balance method. Be careful not to exceed the salvage value. If the salvage value is zero, switch to straightline in the year when straight-line yields higher depreciation. (use the remaining value as the starting point when you change)
Solution:
Cost = $45,000
Salvage value = $0
Life = 8 years
Depreciation as per SLM = $45,000 / 8 = $5,625
Depreciation rate - SLM = $5,625/$45,000 = 12.50%
Depreciation rate double declining balance method = 12.5%*2 = 25%
| Computation of Depreciation and carrying value as per double declining method | |||
| Year | Depreciation | Accumulated Depreciation | Carrying Value | 
| 0 | $45,000.00 | ||
| 1 | $11,250.00 | $11,250.00 | $33,750.00 | 
| 2 | $8,437.50 | $19,687.50 | $25,312.50 | 
| 3 | $6,328.13 | $26,015.63 | $18,984.38 | 
| 4 | $4,746.09 | $30,761.72 | $14,238.28 | 
| 5 | $3,559.57 | $34,321.29 | $10,678.71 | 
| 6 | $2,669.68 | $36,990.97 | $8,009.03 | 
| 7 | $2,002.26 | $38,993.23 | $6,006.77 | 
| 8 | $1,501.69 | $40,494.92 | $4,505.08 | 
At the end of year 5, carrying value is $10,678.71 and remaining life is only 3 years. Therefore staright line yields higher depreciation from 6th year onwards.
Therefore annual depreciation from 6th year to 8th year = $10,678.71/3 = $3,559.57
| Computation of Annual Depreciation - Machinery | |||
| Year | Depreciation | Accumulated Depreciation | Carrying Value | 
| 0 | $45,000.00 | ||
| 1 | $11,250.00 | $11,250.00 | $33,750.00 | 
| 2 | $8,437.50 | $19,687.50 | $25,312.50 | 
| 3 | $6,328.13 | $26,015.63 | $18,984.38 | 
| 4 | $4,746.09 | $30,761.72 | $14,238.28 | 
| 5 | $3,559.57 | $34,321.29 | $10,678.71 | 
| 6 | $3,559.57 | $37,880.86 | $7,119.14 | 
| 7 | $3,559.57 | $41,440.43 | $3,559.57 | 
| 8 | $3,559.57 | $45,000.00 | $0.00 |