Question

At the start of the current year, SBC Corp. purchased 25% of Sky Tech Inc. for $46 million. At the time of purchase, the carrying value of Sky Tech's net assets was $62 million. The fair value of Sky Tech's depreciable assets was $10 million in excess of their book value. For this year, Sky Tech reported a net income of $62 million and declared and paid $10 million in dividends. The total amount of additional depreciation to be recognized by SBC over the remaining life of the assets is:

Answer 1

The total amount of additional depreciation to be recognized by SBC over the remaining life of the assets is $2,500,000

Step-by-step explanation:

The total amount of additional depreciation to be recognized by SBC over the remaining life of the assets is:

= $10,000,000 * 25%

= $10,000,000 * 0.25

= $2,500,000