Question

A company purchased new furniture at a cost of $14,000 on september 30. the furniture is estimated to have a useful life of 8 years and a salvage value of $2,000. the company uses the straight-line method of depreciation. how much depreciation expense will be recorded for the furniture for the first year ended december 31?

Answer 1

Answer: The company will record a depreciation of $375  as depreciation.

We begin by calculating the depreciable value of the asset.

$Depreciable Value = Purchase Price of the Asset - Salvage Value$

$Depreciable Value = 14,000 - 2,000 = 12,000$

The depreciable value is $12,000.

The useful life of the asset is 8 years from the date of purchase.

So, the depreciation for one year will be $\frac{Depreciable Value}{Useful Life}$.

Hence the depreciation for one year is $\frac{12000}{8} = 1500$

Since the equipment was purchased at the end of September, we can only charge depreciation for 3 months on 31st December.

So, the depreciation expense will be $\frac{1500}{12} * 3 = 375$

Answer 2

Depreciation expense for the first year of the rebate is calculated by the following calculation:

Depreciation expense = acquisition cost of fixed assets - residual value: economic life of fixed assets

Is known :

Cost of fixed assets = $ 14,000

Residual value = 8

Economic age = $ 2,000

Settlement:

Depreciation expense = 3 / 12x [($ 14,000 - $ 2,000): 8 years]

Depreciation expense = $ 375

So the depreciation expense for the first year is $ 375

Note: "Where is the value from 3/12? So in 1 year, there are 12 months, and the furniture began to be used at the end of September. So during the first years, the machine was used in the months: October - November - December. So in the first year, the furniture is used for 3 Months, then depreciation for 3 Months: 7/12

Further explanation

Depreciation or depreciation is an accounting term that is defined as a decrease in the value of a fixed asset due to time and use. Fixed assets that experienced depreciation include machinery, whether office equipment in the form of computers, printers, and calculating machines or mining machinery or factories, vehicles, furniture, and buildings.

As you already know, the depreciation method consists of several methods, including:

• Straight-line Shrinkage Method
• Double Decreased Depreciation Method
• Depreciation Method Number of Year Figures
• Depreciation Unit Work Hours Method
• Depreciation Method of Production Unit

But in this discussion, we will discuss the Straight Line Method. Below is the explanation.

Straight Line Method

This straight-line method assumes that fixed assets will contribute evenly throughout their use. So that fixed assets will experience the same level of decline in function from period to another period until the fixed assets are not reused in the company's operational activities.

The fixed assets depreciation formula is a straight-line method:

Depreciation = acquisition cost of fixed assets - residual value: economic life of fixed assets

Can also use a percentage:

Depreciation = Percentage of depreciation x acquisition cost - Residual value/Economic life of fixed assets

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Class: College

Subject: Bussines

Keyword: Method of depreciating straight-line goods.