Three different companies each purchased a machine on January 1, 2014, for $64,0

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Three different companies each purchased a machine on January 1, 2014, for $64,000. Each machine was expected to last five years or 200,000 hours. Salvage value was estimated to be $4,000. All three machines were operated for 50,000 hours in 2014, 55,000 hours in 2015, 40,000 hours in 2016, 44,000 hours in 2017, and 31,000 hours in 2018. Each of the three companies earned $30,000 of cash revenue during each of the five years. Company A uses straight-line depreciation, company B uses double-declining-balance depreciation, and company C uses units-of-production depreciation.

Answer each of the following questions. Ignore the effects of income taxes.

Calculate the amount of net income for all companies in 2014?

Calculate the amount of net income for all companies in 2016?

Calculate the amount of book value for all companies in 2016?

Calculate the amount of retained earnings for all companies in 2017?

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Calculate the amount of net income for all companies in 2014?

Explanation / Answer

Computation of annual depreciation expense:

2. Net income for 2016:

Retained earnings in 2017:

Company A Company B Company C Decreciable amount 60,000 64,000 60,000 Annual depreciation rate 20% 40% 50,000 / 200,000 Annual depreciation expense for 2014 $ 12,000 $ 25,600 $ 15,000 Annual depreciation expense for 2016 $ 12,000 $ 9,216 $ 12,000

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