Question

Kingbird, Inc. purchased a piece of equipment for $72,200. It estimated a 8-year life and a $3,400 salvage value. At the end of year four (before the depreciation adjustment), it estimated the new total life to be 10 years and the new salvage value to be $7,200.

Compute the revised depreciation assuming Kingbird uses the straight-line method.

Revised annual depreciation
$enter the revised annual depreciation in dollars

Answer 1

Depreciation Expense 3,060

Accumulated Depreciation 3,060

72,200-3,400=68,800/8yr=8,600*4yrs=34,400-72,200=37,800

37,800-7,200=30,600/10yr=3,060 annual depreciation