Urquhart Global purchases a building to house its administrative offices for $500,000. The best estimate of the salvage value at the time of purchase was $45,000, and it is expected to be used for forty years. Urquhart uses the straight-line depreciation method for all buildings. After ten years of recording depreciation, Urquhart determines that the building will be useful for a total of fifty years instead of forty. Calculate annual depreciation expense for the first ten years. Determine the depreciation expense for the final forty years of the assets life, and create the journal entry for year eleven.

Alfredo Company purchased a new 3-D printer for $900,000. Although this printer is expected to last for ten years, Alfredo knows the technology will become old quickly, and so they plan to replace this printer in three years. At that point, Alfredo believes it will be able to sell the printer for $15,000. Calculate yearly depreciation using the double-declining-balance method.

On March 31, 2020, Capital Investment Advisers paid $4,530,000 for land with two buildings on it. The plan was to demolish Building 1 and build a new store (Building 3) in its place. Building 2 was to be used as a company office and was appraised at a value of $1,307,320. A lighted parking lot near Building 2 had improvements (Land Improvements 1) valued at $560,280. Without considering the buildings or improvements, the tract of land was estimated to have a value of $2,801,400. Capital incurred the following additional costs:          Cost to demolish Building 1 $ 691,160   Cost of additional landscaping   270,020   Cost to construct new building (Building 3)   2,472,000   Cost of new land improvements near Building 2 (Land Improvements 2)   253,800     Required:1. Allocate the costs incurred by Capital to the appropriate columns and total each column.   2. Prepare a single journal entry dated March 31, 2020, to record all the incurred costs, assuming they were paid in…

The Atlantic Company plans to open a new branch office in a suburban area. The building will cost $200,000 and will be depreciated (on a straight-line basis) over a 20-year life to a $0 estimated salvage value. Equipment for the building will cost an additional $100,000. This equipment has a 20-year life and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis to a $0 estimated salvage value. The branch office is expected to generate additional before tax net income of $30,000 per year. The tax rate is 40%, and the cost of capital is 12%. Compute the net present value for the project.   a. –$63,523 b. +$246,477 c. +$53,523 d. –$53,523

Freida Company is considering an asset replacement project of replacing a control device. This old control device has been fully depreciated but can be sold for $5,000. The new control device, which is more automated, will cost $42,000. The new device’s installation and shipping costs will total $16,000. The new device will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over its 2-year economic life to an estimated salvage value of $0. The actual salvage value of this device at the end of 2-year period (That is, the market value of the device at the end of 2-year period) is estimated to be $4,000. If the replacement project is accepted, Freida will require an initial working capital investment of $2,200 (that is, adding $2,200 initially to its net working capital). During the 1st year of operations, Freida expects its annual revenue to increase from $72,800 to $90,000. After the 1st year, revenues from the replacement are expected to increase at a rate of $2,800 a year for the remainder of…

In 2017, a company acquired a silver mine for P50,000. In 2018, the company constructed a road to the silver mine costing P5,000,000. Improvements and other development costs made in 2018 cost P750,000. It is estimated that the mine can be sold for P600,000 after mining activities. During 2019, buildings were constructed near the mine to house workers at a total cost of P2,000,000. Residual value of these building amounted to P200,000. In 2020, it was estimated that 4,000,000 tons of silver ore could be removed from the mine for refining. During 2020, the first year of operations, 500,000 tons were removed from the mine, 200,000 of which remained in inventory at the end of the year. In 2021, workers mined 1,000,000 tons of silver. During that same year, geologists discovered that the mine contained 3,000,000 tons of silver ore in addition to the original 4,000,000 tons. Development costs of P1,300,000 were made in early 2021 to facilitate removal of the additional silver. In addition,…

On March 31, 2023, Capital Investment Advisers paid $4,570,000 for land with two buildings on it. The plan was to demolish Building 1 and build a new store (Building 3) in its place. Building 2 was to be used as a company office and was appraised at a value of $1,074,790. A lighted parking lot near Building 2 had improvements (Land Improvements 1) valued at $607,490. Without considering the buildings or improvements, the tract of land was estimated to have a value of $2,990,720. Capital incurred the following additional costs: Cost to demolish Building 1 Cost of additional landscaping Cost to construct new building (Building 3) Cost of new land improvements near Building 2 (Land Improvements 2) Required: 1. Allocate the costs incurred by Capital to the appropriate columns and total each column. Purchase price Demolition Landscaping New building New improvements Totals View transaction list $ Land Journal entry worksheet < 1 Record costs of plant assets. Date Mar 31 0 $ Note: Enter…

Dell is considering replacing one of its material handling systems. The old system was purchased 7 years agofor $130,000 and was depreciated as MACRS-GDS 5-year property since the system is used in the manufactureof electronic components. It has an annual O&M cost of $48,000, a remaining operational life of 8 years, and anestimated salvage value of $6,000 at that time. A new system can be purchased for $175,000. It will be worth$50,000 in 8 years, and it will have annual O&M costs of only $17,000 per year due to new technology. If thenew system is purchased, the old system will be traded in for $55,000, even though the old system can be sold536 CHAPTER 11 / REPLACEMENT ANALYSISfor only $45,000 on the open market. Leasing a new system will cost $31,000 per year, payable at the beginningof the year, plus operating costs of $15,000 per year payable at year-end. If the new system is leased, theexisting material handling system will be sold for its market value of $45,000.Use an…

On March 31, 2023, Capital Investment Advisers paid $4,500,000 for land with two buildings on it. The plan was to demolish Building 1 and build a new store (Building 3) in its place. Building 2 was to be used as a company office and was appraised at a value of $1,119,840. A lighted parking lot near Building 2 had improvements (Land Improvements 1) valued at $653,240. Without considering the buildings or improvements, the tract of land was estimated to have a value of $2,892,920. Capital incurred the following additional costs: Cost to demolish Building 1 Cost of additional landscaping Cost to construct new building (Building 3) Cost of new land improvements near Building 2 (Land Improvements 2) Required: 1. Allocate the costs incurred by Capital to the appropriate columns and total each column. Purchase price Demolition Landscaping New building New improvements Totals $ Land 0 $ Building 2 0 $ Building 3 Land Land Improvements 1 Improvements 2 0 $ $ 682,160 268,520 3,232,400 253,200 0…