On January 3, 201 3, Azul Enterprizes, Inc., paid $281 ,000 for equipment used in manufacturing automotive

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On January 3, 201 3, Azul Enterprizes, Inc., paid $281 ,000 for equipment used in manufacturing automotive supplies. In addition to the basic purchase price, the company paid $700 transportation charges, $300 insurance for the equipment while in transit, $1 1 ,000 sales tax, and $2,000 for a special platform on which to place the equipment in the plant. Azul Enterprises, Inc., management estimates that the equipment will remain in service for five years and have a residual value of $35,000. The equipment will produce 60,000 units the first year, with annual production decreasing by 5,000 units during each of the next four years (i.e., 55,000 units in year 2; 50,000 units in year 3; and so on for a total of 250,000 units). In trying to decide which depreciation method to use, Azul Enterprises, Inc., requested a depreciation schedule for each of the three depreciation methods (straight-line, units-of-production, and double-declining-balance).


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1. For each depreciation method, prepare a depreciation schedule showing asset cost, depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, and asset book value for each year of the asset’s life. For the units-of-production method, round depreciation per unit to three decimal places.

2. Azul Enterprises, Inc., prepares financial statements using the depreciation method that reports the highest income in the early years of asset use. For income tax purposes, the company uses the depreciation method that minimizes income taxes in the early years. Consider the first year Azul Enterprises, Inc., uses the equipment. Identify the depreciation methods that meet Azul Enterprises’ objectives, assuming the income tax authorities permit the use of any method.

3. Show how Azul Enterprises, Inc. would report equipment on the December 31, 2013, balance sheet for each depreciation method.


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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0133052152

2nd edition

Authors: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright

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