Dale’s Winning Edge, Inc., purchased and installed an alarm system for its retail store on January 1, 1999, at a cost of $50,000. The alarm system was estimated to have a 10-year life with no residual value. On January 1, 2006, the alarm system was enhanced with wireless monitors.
The new monitors cost $40,000. In addition, the alarm system was estimated to have a remaining life of 10 years, with no residual value, on January 1, 2006. Dale’s Winning Edge uses the straight-line depreciation method.
a. Record the cost of the new alarm system enhancements on January 1, 2006.
b. Determine the total depreciation expense reported in the income statement in 2006 from this transaction.