Question: Phillips Ltd . purchased a machine on 2 6 March 2 0 3 for $ 9 8 , 0 0 0 and began to use

Phillips Ltd. purchased a machine on 26 March 203 for $98,000 and began to use it immediately. The estimated useful life of the machine is 5 years, and it has an expected residual value of $10,300 at that time. Phillips uses straight-line deprion.
Required:
1& 2. Calculate annual depreciation for 203 through 208 assuming that depreciation is calculated to the nearest month using three accounting conventions:
a. Half-year convention
b. Full-first-year convention
c. Final-year convention
\table[[Year,Month,Half year,Full first year,Final year],[203,,,,],[204,,,,],[205,,,,],[206,,,,],[207,,,,],[208,,,,]]
Calculate the gain or loss on disposal assuming that the asset is unexpectedly sold for $6,300 at the end of 206, using net book value from requirement 1, and then from the three alternatives in requirement 2.
\table[[Year,Month,Half Year,Full First Year,Final Year],[Proceeds,20X6,,,,],[Net book value, 206
 Phillips Ltd. purchased a machine on 26 March 203 for $98,000

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