Question

Stevenson Corporation acquires a one-year old building at a cost of $500,000 at the beginning of Year 2. The building has an estimated useful life of 50 years. However, based on reliable historical data, the company believes the carpeting will need to be replaced in 5 years, the roof will need to be replaced in 15 years, and the HVAC system will need to be replaced in 10 years. On the date of acquisition, the cost to replace these items would have been carpeting, $10,000; roof, $15,000; HVAC system, $30,000. Assume no residual value.

Required:

Determine the amount to be recognized as depreciation expense in Year 2 related to this building.

Answer 1

$14,900

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the amount recognized as a depreciation expense for the year 2 is shown below;

= Carpenting + roof + hvac system + building

= ($10,000 ÷ 5 years) + ($15,000 ÷ 15 years) + ($30,000 ÷ 10 years) + ($500,000 - $10,000 - $15,000 - $30,000) ÷ (50 years)

= $2,000 + $1,000 + $3,000 + $8,900

= $14,900