At the start of its business, Snell Corp. decided to use the composite method of depreciation and prepared the following schedule of machinery owned.           Total cost        Residual value           Useful life Machine A       275,000             25,000              20  Machine B       100,000             10,000              15  Machine C        20,000                    -                  5    Snell computes depreciation on the straight-line method. Based on the information presented, the composite life of these assets (in years) should be 3                         c. 18.0 0                         d. 19.8

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  1. At the start of its business, Snell Corp. decided to use the composite method of depreciation and prepared the following schedule of machinery owned.

          Total cost        Residual value           Useful life

Machine A

      275,000 

           25,000 

            20 

Machine B

      100,000 

           10,000 

            15 

Machine C

       20,000 

                  -   

              5 

 

Snell computes depreciation on the straight-line method. Based on the information presented, the composite life of these assets (in years) should be

  1. 3                         c. 18.0
  2. 0                         d. 19.8
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