Question

Oriole Company bought equipment for $420000 on January 1, 2021. Oriole estimated the useful life to be 4 years with no salvage value, and the straight-line method of depreciation will be used. On January 1, 2022, Oriole decides that the business will use the equipment for a total of 6 years. What is the revised depreciation expense for 2022

Answer 1

$63,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Straight line method charges a fixed amount of depreciation for the period the asset is used in the business.

Depreciation Expense = (Costs - Salvage Value) ÷ Estimated useful life

therefore,

2021

Depreciation Expense = $420000 ÷ 4 = $105,000

2022

One month has already expired, therefore the remaining useful life out of 6 years will be 5.

New Depreciable Amount = Cost - Accumulated depreciation to date

= $420,000 - $105,000

= $315,000

Depreciation expense = $315,000 ÷ 5 = $63,000

Conclusion :

the revised depreciation expense for 2022 is $63,000