Sheffield Corporation purchased machinery on January 1, 2017, at a cost of $250,000. The estimated useful life of the machinery is 4 years, with an estimated salvage value at the end of that period of $24,000. The company is considering different depreciation methods that could be used for financial reporting purposes. Required:Prepare separate depreciation schedules for the machinery using the straight-line method, and the declining-balance method using double the straight-line rate.

Answer and Explanation:

(A) Depreciation Schedules Under Straight line method

Depreciation rate under straight line method = 1 ÷ Useful life of asset

= 1 ÷ 4

=25%      

Depreciable cost = Cost of the Asset - Salvage value

= $250,000 - $24000

= $226,000

Year    Depreciable   Depreciation     Annual        Accumulated   Book

                cost      rate                Depreciation  Depreciation  Value

                                                            Expense

2017     $226,000       25%             $565,00          56,500       $193,500

                                                                                  ($250,000 - $56,500)

2018     $226,000       25%             $565,00          $113,000      $137,000

                                                                                   ($193,500 - $56,500)

2019     $226,000       25%             $565,00          $169,500    $80,500

                                                                                    ($137,000 - $56,500)

2020     $226,000       25%             $565,00         $226,000    $24,000

                                                                                    ($80,500 - $56,500)

For computing the annual depreciation we simply multiply the depreciable cost with depreciation rate.

(B) Depreciation Schedules Under Double declining balance method

Depreciation rate under Double declining Balance method

= 2 × Straight line method

= 2 × 25%

= 50%

Year   Book value   Depreciation     Annual        Accumulated   Book

           beginning      rate                Depreciation  Depreciation  Value

          of the year                                 Expense

2017    $250,000      50%               $125,000    $125,000     $125,000     2018    $125,000       50%             $62,500       $187,500      $62,500     2019     $62,500        50%            $31,250         $218,750      $31,250  

2020    $31,250                             $7,250         $226,000      $24,000

For computing the annual depreciation expenses we simply multiply the book value beginning of the year with depreciation rate.  

2020 Depreciation balance

= Book Value beginning 2020 - Salvage value

= $31,250 - $24,000

= $7,250      

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.