In: Accounting
Cominsky Company purchased a machine on July 1, 2018, for $28,000. Cominsky paid $200 in title fees and county property tax of $125 on the machine. In addition, Cominsky paid $500 shipping charges for delivery, and $475 was paid to a local contractor to build and wire a platform for the machine on the plant floor. The machine has an estimated useful life of 6 years with a salvage value of $3,000. Determine the depreciation base of Cominsky’s new machine. Cominsky uses straightline depreciation.
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 Machine purchase cost  | 
 $ 28,000.00  | 
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 Fees and property tax  | 
 $ 125.00  | 
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 Shipping charges  | 
 $ 500.00  | 
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 Additional cost  | 
 $ 475.00  | 
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 Total cost of machine to be capitalized  | 
 $ 29,100.00  | 
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 Straight line Method  | 
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 A  | 
 Cost  | 
 $ 29,100.00  | 
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 B  | 
 Residual Value  | 
 $ 3,000.00  | 
| 
 C=A - B  | 
 Depreciable base  | 
 $ 26,100.00  | 
| 
 D  | 
 Life [in years left ]  | 
 6  | 
| 
 E=C/D  | 
 Annual SLM depreciation  | 
 $ 4,350.00  | 
| 
 Year  | 
 Book Value  | 
 Depreciation expense  | 
 Ending Book Value  | 
 Accumulated Depreciation  | 
| 
 2018  | 
 $ 29,100.00  | 
 $ 2,175.00  | 
 $ 26,925.00  | 
 $ 2,175.00  | 
| 
 2019  | 
 $ 26,925.00  | 
 $ 4,350.00  | 
 $ 22,575.00  | 
 $ 6,525.00  | 
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 2020  | 
 $ 22,575.00  | 
 $ 4,350.00  | 
 $ 18,225.00  | 
 $ 10,875.00  | 
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 2021  | 
 $ 18,225.00  | 
 $ 4,350.00  | 
 $ 13,875.00  | 
 $ 15,225.00  | 
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 2022  | 
 $ 13,875.00  | 
 $ 4,350.00  | 
 $ 9,525.00  | 
 $ 19,575.00  | 
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 2023  | 
 $ 9,525.00  | 
 $ 4,350.00  | 
 $ 5,175.00  | 
 $ 23,925.00  | 
| 
 2024  | 
 $ 5,175.00  | 
 $ 2,175.00  | 
 $ 3,000.00  | 
 $ 26,100.00  | 
Answer--- Depreciation base=$26100