Wildcats, Inc, purchased a ew truck on January 1, 2015, at a cost of $75,000. The truck's
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Wildcats, Inc, purchased a ew truck on January 1, 2015, at a cost of $75,000. The truck's estimated useful life at the time of the purchase was 4 years, with an estimated salvage value of $5,000. The truck was estimated to have a production capacity of 20,000 units, with the expectation of production over the life as follows: 2015-5,000 units, 2016-4,000 units, 2017-4,000 units, 2018-7,000 units
Straight Line | |||||
Year | Depreciable Base | SL Rate | Annual Dep. Expense | Accumulated Depreciation | NBV |
2015 | 70,000 | 0.25 | 17,500 | 17,500 | 57,500 |
2016 | 70,000 | 0.25 | 17,500 | 35,000 | 40,000 |
2017 | 70,000 | 0.25 | 17,500 | 52,500 | 22,500 |
2018 | 70,000 | 0.25 | 17,500 | 70,000 | 5,000 |
Accelerating Depreciation (Double Declining) | |||||
Year | NBV | 2*SLR | Annual Dep. Expense | Accumulated Depreciation | NBV |
2015 | 75,000 | 0.5 | 37,500 | 37,500 | 37,500 |
2016 | 37,500 | 0.5 | 18,750 | 56,250 | 18,750 |
2017 | 18,750 | 0.5 | 9,375 | 65,625 | 9,375 |
2018 | 9,375 | 0.5 | 4,375 | 70,000 | 5,000 |
Units of Production | |||||
Year | Expected Units of Production | Cost per Unit | Annual Dep. Expense | Accumulated Depreciation | NBV |
2015 | 5000 | 3.5 | 17,500 | 17,500 | 57,500 |
2016 | 4000 | 3.5 | 14,000 | 31,500 | 43,500 |
2017 | 4000 | 3.5 | 14,000 | 45,500 | 29,500 |
2018 | 7000 | 3.5 | 24,500 | 70,000 | 5,000 |
A.) Assume Wildcats sells the truck on January 1, 2017 for $12,000 cash. Compute the resulting gain or loss from the sale using the straight line depreciation and record the journal entry to recognize the sale.
B.) Assume Wildcat sells the truck on January 1, 2018 for $25,000 cash. Compute the resulting gain or loss from the sale using the doubling declining depreciation and record the journal entry to recognize the sale.
C.) If you were the Wildcats CFO and you had a bonus based on net income what assumption or assumptions related to this truck could potentially be changed to maximize your bonus in 2015? Which method of depreciation would you prefer?