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  • Mar 16, 2009, 03:52 PM
    monik12
    Depreciation methods; partial year depreciation
    A company had a bulldozer that was destroyed by fire. The bulldozer originally cost $170,000. The accumulated depreciation on it was $90,000. The proceeds from the insurance company were $155,000. The company should recognize

    a.A loss of $75,000.

    b.A loss of $80,000.

    c.A gain of $80,000.

    d.A gain of $75,000.

    e.A gain of $155,000.

    ??



    Blanket Corporation sold equipment for cash of $36,500. Accumulated depreciation on the sale date amounted to $30,000 and a loss of $1,800 was recognized on the sale. What was the original cost of the asset?


    $1,800.

    $30,000

    $38,300.

    $8,300.

    $68,300.

    ??


    A depreciable asset currently has a $30,000 book value. The company owning the asset uses straight-line depreciation. They paid $43,500 for this asset and consider it to have a $2,000 salvage value with a seven year useful life. How long has the company owned this asset?
    Round only the final answer. Round your final answer to 1 decimal place.


    7 years.

    2.28 years.

    2.53 years.

    2.03 years.

    Cannot be determined from the given information
    ??
  • Mar 17, 2009, 03:28 PM
    pready

    Try to answer the questions first, then if you need help we will try to help you.
  • Apr 11, 2011, 05:26 AM
    satvirgoyal
    hi dear, your answer is for first one is
    1) a gain of 75000
    2) value 68300
    3) 2.0 years
  • Apr 11, 2011, 05:26 AM
    satvirgoyal
    Comment on pready's post
    hi dear, your answer is for first one is
    1) a gain of 75000
    2) value 68300
    3) 2.0 years
  • Mar 7, 2012, 07:57 AM
    law007lu
    I agree with the above answers except for number 3
    the answer is 2.28 years
    the annual depreciation =s 5,928.57 divide that by 12 to get the monthly rate which =s 494.0475

    Take the 30,000 away from the 43,500 gives you 13,500. Divide that by the monthly rate 13,500/494.0475 gives you 27.325307 divide that by 12 to give you the amount of years which ='s 2.277 Round this up by one decimal to 2.28 years. :O)
  • Mar 7, 2012, 08:12 AM
    law007lu
    Oh and the question is wrong anyway. It staes you need to round up the answer to 1 decimal place but all the optional answers are to 2 decimal places. So impossible to answer.

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