Question

Hunt Company purchased factory equipment with an invoice price of $90,000. Other costs incurred were freight costs, $1,100; installation wiring and foundation, $2,200; material and labor costs in testing equipment, $700; oil lubricants and supplies to be used with equipment, $500; fire insurance policy covering equipment, $1,400. The equipment is estimated to have a $5,000 salvage value at the end of its 8-year useful service life. Compute the acquisition cost of the equipment. Acquisition cost of the equipment $ If the double-declining-balance method of depreciation was used, the constant percentage applied to a declining book value would be

Answer 1

Acquisition cost of the Equipment = $94,000

Double declining depreciation rate = 25%

Step-by-step explanation:

a. The computation of the acquisition cost of the equipment is shown below:-

Acquisition cost of the Equipment = Invoice cost + Freight costs + Installation wiring and foundation + Material and labor costs used in testing

= $90,000 + $1,100 + $2,200 + $700

= $94,000

b. The computation of double declining depreciation rate is here below:-

Double declining depreciation rate = 1 ÷ Depreciation life × Times

= 1 ÷ 8 × 2

= 0.125 × 2

= 0.25

or

= 25%