Capital Expenditures, Depreciation, and Disposal Merton Company purchased a buil
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Capital Expenditures, Depreciation, and Disposal Merton Company purchased a building on January 1, 2013, at a cost of $364,000. Merton estimated that Its life would be 25 years and Its residual value would be $14,000. On January 1, 2014, the company made several expenditures related to the building. The entire building was painted and floors were refinished at a cost of $21,000. A federal agency required Merton to install additional pollution control devices in the building at a cost of $42,000. With the new devices, Merton believed it was possible to extend the life of the building by six years. In 2015, Merton altered its corporate strategy dramatically. The company sold the building on April 1, 2015, for $392,000 in cash and relocated all operations to another state. Required: Determine the depreciation that should be on the income statement for 2013 and 2014. Explain why the cost of the pollution control equipment was not expensed in 2014. The asset was capitalized because it provided a current year tax advantage. Since the pollution control equipment has an unknown life, the asset was capitalized. Since the pollution control equipment extended the life of the asset, the asset was capitalized. Extending the life of the asset makes no difference on whether to expense or cap.tai.ie, so the company chose to capitalize it for lower taxes in the current year. What amount of gain or loss did Merton record when it sold the building ? Do not round intermediate calculations. What amount of gain or loss would have been reported if the pollution control equipment had been expensed in 2014?Explanation / Answer
2013 (364,000 - 14,000) / 25 = 14,000
2014 (350,000+42,000)/ (25+6-1) = 13,067
2) option d
3) the gain or loss
Cost (364,000+42,000) 364,000
less:Accumulated dept
(14,000 +13067 + 3266) 30,333
Net book value $375,667
Cash recieved 392,000
Gain $16,333
b) If not expensed 364,000
Less:Dep (14,000 +14,000+ 3500) 31,500
net book value 332,500
Cash recieved 392,000
Profit on disposal 59,500
2013 (364,000 - 14,000) / 25 = 14,000
2014 (350,000+42,000)/ (25+6-1) = 13,067
2) option d
3) the gain or loss
Cost (364,000+42,000) 364,000
less:Accumulated dept
(14,000 +13067 + 3266) 30,333
Net book value $375,667
Cash recieved 392,000
Gain $16,333
b) If not expensed 364,000
Less:Dep (14,000 +14,000+ 3500) 31,500
net book value 332,500
Cash recieved 392,000
Profit on disposal 59,500
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