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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.
Machine purchase cost |
$ 28,000.00 |
Fees and property tax |
$ 125.00 |
Shipping charges |
$ 500.00 |
Additional cost |
$ 475.00 |
Total cost of machine to be capitalized |
$ 29,100.00 |
Straight line Method |
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A |
Cost |
$ 29,100.00 |
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 |
2020 |
$ 22,575.00 |
$ 4,350.00 |
$ 18,225.00 |
$ 10,875.00 |
2021 |
$ 18,225.00 |
$ 4,350.00 |
$ 13,875.00 |
$ 15,225.00 |
2022 |
$ 13,875.00 |
$ 4,350.00 |
$ 9,525.00 |
$ 19,575.00 |
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