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A machine that cost $68,616 on January 1, 2014 was depreciated by Ava Company using the straight line method. The machine had no residual value and a useful life of 8 Years. On January 1. 2017, the company switched to the sum of years’-digits method.
What is the depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 $____
| Step-1:Calculation of Book Value of Machine as on January 1, 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of Machine | $ 68,616 | |||||||||||
| Accumulated depreciation | $ 25,731 | |||||||||||
| Book Value of Machine as on January 1, 2017 | $ 42,885 | |||||||||||
| Working: | ||||||||||||
| # 1 | Straight Line Depreciation | = | (Cost-Salvage Value)/Useful life | |||||||||
| = | (68616-0)/8 | |||||||||||
| = | $ 8,577 | |||||||||||
| # 2 | Accumulated depreciation | = | $ 8,577 | * | 3 | |||||||
| (From January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2017) | = | $ 25,731 | ||||||||||
| Step-2:Calculation of depreciation for Year ended December 31, 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciable Value | = | $ 42,885 | ||||||||||
| Sum of the year's digit | = | 1+2+3+4+5 | = | 15 | ||||||||
| (After 3 years, remaining life is 5 years) | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation for Year ended December 31, 2017 | = | 42885*(5/15) | ||||||||||
| = | $ 14,295 | |||||||||||
| Thus, | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2017 | $ 14,295 | |||||||||||