Question

The Baldwin Company has just purchased $40,900,000 of plant and equipment that has an estimated useful life of 15 years. The expected salvage value at the end of 15 years is $4,090,000. What will the accumulated depreciation expense for this purchase (exclude all other plant and equipment) be after its second year of use? a. $2,454,000 b. $4,908,000 c. $2,726,667 d. $5,453,333

Answer 1

b. $4,908,000

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the FASB GAAP, the straight line method is used in this given question which is shown below:

= (Original cost - residual value) ÷ (useful life)

= ($40,900,000 - $4,090,000) ÷ (15 years)

= ($36,810,000) ÷ (15 years)

= $2,454,000

In this method, the depreciation is same for all the remaining useful life

For two years, the accumulated depreciation would be

= Annual year depreciation × number of years

= $2,454,000 × 2 years

= $4,908,000