The company founder hires us as consultants and asks that we oversee the accounting for new...

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The company founder hires us as consultants and asks that we oversee the accounting for new equipment purchased on January 1. The founder wants to know the implications of different depreciation methods and estimates for the company's financial statements. Those statements will be used to attract financing from new Investors and creditors. At the end of the equipment's first year in operation, we are given the following Tableau Dashboard. Years Select Firm Firm A Firm B Firm C Firm D Firm E Firm F Firm G Firm H Firm | | Firm J Estimated Useful Life of Assets 20 16 12 Purchase Price & Estimated Salvage Value Building $60,000 $40,000 Equipment Truck 4 $20,000 $0 0 Purchase Salvage Purchase Salvage Purchase Salvage Price Value Price Value Price Value Building Equipment Truck Actual & Estimated Units-of-Production Year 1 Production Actual Year 2 Production Estimated Year 3 Production Estimated Year 4 Production Estimated 0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 125,000 Total Units to be Produced *+ableau k o Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 For Firm J, calculate the depreciable cost of the equipment on January 1. Important! Be sure to click the correct Firm at the top of the dashboard. Depreciable cost The company founder hires us as consultants and asks that we oversee the accounting for new equipment purchased on January 1. The founder wants to know the implications of different depreciation methods and estimates for the company's financial statements. Those statements will be used to attract financing from new Investors and creditors. At the end of the equipment's first year in operation, we are given the following Tableau Dashboard. Years Select Firm Firm A Firm B Firm C Firm D Firm E Firm F Firm G Firm H Firm | | Firm J Estimated Useful Life of Assets 20 16 12 Purchase Price & Estimated Salvage Value Building $60,000 $40,000 Equipment Truck 4 $20,000 $0 0 Purchase Salvage Purchase Salvage Purchase Salvage Price Value Price Value Price Value Building Equipment Truck Actual & Estimated Units-of-Production Year 1 Production Actual Year 2 Production Estimated Year 3 Production Estimated Year 4 Production Estimated 0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 125,000 Total Units to be Produced *+ableau k o Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 For Firm J, calculate the depreciable cost of the equipment on January 1. Important! Be sure to click the correct Firm at the top of the dashboard. Depreciable cost

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