Question

Carly Company plans to depreciate a new building using the double declining-balance depreciation method. The building cost is $960,000. The estimated residual value of the building is $66,000 and it has an expected useful life of 25 years. Assuming the first year's depreciation expense was recorded properly, what would be the amount of depreciation expense for the second year

Answer 1

Straight line method rate = 1/ Number of years * 100 = 1/25*100 = 4%

Double declining balance depreciation = 2*Straight line method rate*Book value

First Year depreciation = 8%*$960,000

First Year depreciation = $76,800

Second year depreciation = 8% * (Book Value as on 1st year - First Year depreciation)

Second year depreciation = 8%*($960,000-$76,800)

Second year depreciation = 8%*$883,200

Second year depreciation = $70,656