Reference no: EM13938810
CHOICE AMONG DEPRECIATION METHODS
Walnut Ridge Production, Inc., purchased a new computerized video editing machine at a cost of $370,000. The system has a residual value of $55,000 and an expected life of five years.
Required:
1. Compute depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, and book value for the first three years of the machine's life using:
a. the straight-line method
b. the double-declining-balance method
2. Which method would produce the largest income in the first, second, and third year, respectively, of the asset's life?
3. Why might the controller of Walnut Ridge Production be interested in the effect of choosing a depreciation method? Evaluate the legitimacy of these interests.
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