Question

Englehard purchases a slurry-based separator for the mining of the clay that costs $650,000 and has an estimated useful life of 10 years, a MACRS-GDS property class of 7 years, and an estimated salvage value of $65,000 after 10 years. It was financed using a $180,000 down payment and a loan of $470,000 over a period of 5 years with interest at 10%. Loan payments are made in equal annual amounts (principal plus interest) over the 5 years. a. What is the amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year

Answer 1

The amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year is $113,750.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the MACRS-GDS table, the third year depreciation rate for a MACRS-GDS property class of 7 years is 0.175. Therefore, the amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year can be calculated as follows:

Third year depreciation = Cost of the separator * Third year depreciation rate = $650,000 * 0.175 = $113,750

Therefore, the amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year is $113,750.