On January 2 2018 the Jackson Company purchased equipment to

On January 2, 2018, the Jackson Company purchased equipment to be used in its manufacturing process. The equipment has an estimated life of eight years and an estimated residual value of $59,875. The expenditures made to acquire the asset were as follows: Purchase price $ 253,000 Freight charges 9,200 Installation charges 13,000 Jackson’s policy is to use the double-declining-balance (DDB) method of depreciation in the early years of the equipment’s life and then switch to straight line halfway through the equipment’s life. Required: 1. Calculate depreciation for each year of the asset’s eight-year life.

Solution

Cost of assets = 253000+9200+13000 = 275200

Residual value = 59875

Double decline rate = 100/8*2 = 25%