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Smonique26
Jun 28, 2009, 04:48 PM
Declining balance depreciation
On July 6, 2007, Bennington purchased new machinery with an estimated useful life of 10 years. Cost of the equipment was $50,000, with a residual value of $5,000.
Compute the depreciation on this machinery in 2007 and 2008 using each of the following methods.

rehmanvohra
Jul 1, 2009, 04:24 AM
You have not mentioned the methods of depreciation. However, here goes
(a) Straight line method: (50,000-5,000)/10 =4,500 for each year
(b) Reducing balance method:
2007 - 50,000 x20% = 10,000
2008: 40,000 x 20% 8,000
(c) Sum of the years digit:
2007 - 45,000x10/55= 8,182
2008 - 45,000x9/55 = 7,364