On January 1, 2017, the Sandhill Co. ledger shows Equipment $43,400 and Accumulated Depreciation $16,360. The depreciation resulted from using the straight-line method with a useful life of 10 years and a salvage value of $2,500. On this date, the company concludes that the equipment has a remaining useful life of only 2 years with the same salvage value.
What is the annual depreciation for the problem above. please assist with the formulas.
Expert Answer
Depreciable value now = 43400 – 16360 = 27040
Annual depreciation = (depreciable value – salvage value) / Useful life
= (27040 – 2500) / 2 = 12270