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On January 1, 20ff, Bourgeois Company purchased the following two machines for u

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Question

On January 1, 20ff, Bourgeois Company purchased the following two machines for use in its production process. Machine A: The cash price of this machine was $58,000. Related expenditures included: sales tax $2,750, shipping costs $100, insurance during shipping $75, installation and testing costs $75, and $90 of oil and lubricants to be used with the machinery during its first year of operation. Dill estimates that the useful life of the machine is 4 years with a $5,000 salvage value remaining at the end of that time period. Machine B: The recorded cost of this machine was $120,000.Dill estimates that the useful life of the machine is 4 years with a $10,000 salvage value remaining at the end of that time period. Instructions Prepare the following for machine A. The journal entry to record its purchase on January 1, 2017. The journal entry to record annual depreciation at December 31, 2017, assuming the straight-line method of depreciation is used. Calculate the amount of depreciation expense that Bourgeois should record for Machine B each year of its useful life under the following assumption. Bourgeois uses the straight-line method of depreciation. Bourgeois uses the declining-balance method. The rate used is twice the straight-line rate. Bourgeois uses the units-of-activity method and estimates the useful life of the machine is 25,000 units. Actual usage is as follows: 2017, 5,500 units; 2018, 7,000 units; 2019, 8,000 units; 2020, 4,500 units. Which method used to calculate depreciation on Machine B reports the lowest amount of depreciation expense in year 1 (2017)? The lowest amount in year 4 (2020)7 The lowest total amount over the 4-year period?

Explanation / Answer

Answer :

a).

1. For Machine A : Journal entry to record its purchase on January 1, 2017:

Total cost of machinery = $61,000 which is computed as under

  Purchases $58,000

     Sales tax $2,750

   Shipping costs $100

Insurance during shipping $75     

Installation and testing $75

Total cost of machinery $61,000

Thus, Journal Entry for purchase =

Machinery                   $61,000

Cash                                      $61,000

2. Journal entry to record annual depreciation on December 31, 2017 under straight line method :

Amount Of Annual Depreciation =

Recorded cost                         $61,000

Less: Salvage value                 $5,000

Depreciable cost                      $56,000

Years of useful life ÷ 4

Annual depreciation                $14,000

Thus, Journal Entry to record depreciation under on December 31, 2017 is :

Depreciation Expense             $14,000

     Accumulated Depreciation                        $14,000

b).

1. Amount of depreciation for Machine B under straight line depreciation method is :

Recorded cost $120,000

Less: Salvage value                             $10,000

Depreciable cost                                  $110,000

Years of useful life ÷ 4

Annual depreciation                            $27,500

2.

Straight-Line Depreciation Rate = 100/4 = 0.25

Double-Declining Balance Rate = 0.25 * 2 = 0.5 = 50%

3. Depreciation under units - of - activity method :

Depreciation Cost per Unit of Activity = $110,000 / 25,000 = $4.4

Year

Usage

Rate

Annual Depreciation Expense

2017

5500

$4.4

$24,200

2018

7000

$4.4

$30,800

2019 8

000

$4.4

$35,200

2020

4500

$4.4

$19,800

c. The Straight-Line method reports the lowest depreciation expense for 2017, while the Double Declining Balance provides the lowest amount for 2020. No matter which of the three methods is used, the same total amount of depreciation expense will be recognized over the four-year period

Year
Book Value
Year Start Depreciation
Percent Depreciation
Expense Accumulated
Depreciation Book Value
Year End 2017 $120,000 50.00% $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 2018 $60,000 50.00% $30,000 $90,000 $30,000 2019 $30,000 50.00% $15,000 $105,000 $15,000 2020 $15,000 33.33% $5,000 $110,000 $10,000
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