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White Mountain Supply Company purchases warehouse shelving for $18,200. Shipping

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Question

White Mountain Supply Company purchases warehouse shelving for $18,200. Shipping charges were $370, and assembly and setup amounted to $615. The shelves are expected to last for 9 years and have a scrap value of $3,900. Using the straight-line method of depreciation,

a. What is the annual depreciation expense of the shelving? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Use rounded answer value for subsequent calculations.

$

b. What is the accumulated depreciation after the third year? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

$

c. What is the book value of the shelving after the fifth year? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

$

Explanation / Answer

Cost of Shelve

18200

Shifting Charges

370

Set up Charges

615

Total Cost

19185

Life

9 years

Salvage Value

3900

Straight Line method

Depreciation Value

(Asset Cost - salvage value)

Depreciation Pewrcent

100/Life

Depreciation formula

Depreciation Value/Life

Depreciation Value

15285

Deprciation Percent

11.11111

Depreciation per year

1698.333

Year

Beginning Book Value

Depreciation Amount

Accumulated Depreciation Amount

Ending Book Value

1

19185

1698.33

1698.33

17486.67

2

17486.67

1698.33

3396.67

15788.33

3

15788.33

1698.33

5095.00

14090.00

4

14090.00

1698.33

6793.33

12391.67

5

12391.67

1698.33

8491.67

10693.33

6

10693.33

1698.33

10190.00

8995.00

7

8995.00

1698.33

11888.33

7296.67

8

7296.67

1698.33

13586.67

5598.33

9

5598.33

1698.33

15285.00

3900.00

Answers to the questions

Cost of Shelve

18200

Shifting Charges

370

Set up Charges

615

Total Cost

19185

Life

9 years

Salvage Value

3900

Straight Line method

Depreciation Value

(Asset Cost - salvage value)

Depreciation Pewrcent

100/Life

Depreciation formula

Depreciation Value/Life

Depreciation Value

15285

Deprciation Percent

11.11111

Depreciation per year

1698.333

Year

Beginning Book Value

Depreciation Amount

Accumulated Depreciation Amount

Ending Book Value

1

19185

1698.33

1698.33

17486.67

2

17486.67

1698.33

3396.67

15788.33

3

15788.33

1698.33

5095.00

14090.00

4

14090.00

1698.33

6793.33

12391.67

5

12391.67

1698.33

8491.67

10693.33

6

10693.33

1698.33

10190.00

8995.00

7

8995.00

1698.33

11888.33

7296.67

8

7296.67

1698.33

13586.67

5598.33

9

5598.33

1698.33

15285.00

3900.00