Fresno Consultants purchased a building for $440,000 and depreciated it on a straight-line basis over 40 years.

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Fresno Consultants purchased a building for $440,000 and depreciated it on a straight-line basis over 40 years. The estimated residual value was $82,000. After using the building for 20 years, Fresno realized that the building would remain useful only 14 more years. Starting with the 21st year, Fresno began depreciating the building over a revised total life of 34 years and decreased the residual value to $14,600. Record depreciation expense on the building for years 20 and 21.

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134725987

12th edition

Authors: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.

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