Question

Popular Company utilizes a calendar year as its fiscal year and depreciates plant assets using the straight-line method. On January 2nd, 2018, the company purchased a delivery truck for $28,000 with a useful life of five years and an estimated salvage value of $3,000. On January 1st, 2022, the company decides to extend the useful life to seven years while decreasing the estimated salvage value to $2,000. What amount will Popular report as depreciation expense for the year ended December 31st, 2022?

Answer 1

Answer:

$2,000

Explanation:

where the cost of the delivery truck is $28,000 and a useful life of 5 years with a salvage value of $3,000,

Annual Depreciation = $\frac{28000-3000}{5000}$

= $\frac{25000}{5}$

= 5000

Therefore,

After year 1 which is by January 1st, 2019

Net book value of the truck = $28,000 - $5,000

                                              = $23,000

After year 2 which is by January 1st, 2020

Net book value of the truck = $23,000 - $5,000

                                              = $18,000

After year 3 which is by January 1st, 2021

Net book value of the truck = $18,000 - $5,000

                                              = $13,000

After year 4 which is by January 1st, 2022

Net book value of the truck = $13,000 - $5,000

                                              = $8,000

If the useful life of the asset is extended to 7 years from 5 years, the number of years remaining for the asset as at January 1st, 2022 would be extended from 1 year to 3 years.

Therefore, where the residual value is $2,000

Depreciation per year for the remaining 3 years

=   (8000 - 2000)/3

= 6000/3

= 2000

Popular Company would report $ 2,000 as depreciation expense for the year ended December 31st, 2022.