Chapter Nine Questions
 

1. Define the term property, plant, and equipment.

Property, plant, and equipment are resources with lives longer than one year, used in normal business operations, and that provide benefits through their physical form.
 

2. Identify three examples of property, plant, and equipment.

Buildings, computers, trucks.
 

 3. What is the major difference between tangible and intangible assets?

Tangible assets provide benefits through their physical form, while intangible assets provide benefits in non-physical form, usually legal rights.
 

4. Identify two examples of intangible assets.

Patents and copyrights.
 

5. How is the "using up" of property, plant, and equipment similar to the "using up" of supplies and insurance?

The using up of property, plant, and equipment, supplies, and insurance all require the expense of such use to be recorded.
 

6. How is the "using up" of property, plant, and equipment different from the "using up" of supplies and insurance?

Using up property, plant, and equipment differs from using up supplies and insurance because it is much more difficult to measure the amount of property, plant, and equipment used up.
 

7. Identify two major sources of property, plant, and equipment.

Company’s obtain property, plant, and equipment by converting other resources, such as cash, and by borrowing.
 

8. What is the name of the expense account in which the use of property, plant, and equipment is recorded?

Depreciation expense.
 

9. What is the name of the asset account in which the amount of property, plant, and equipment that has been used up is recorded?

Accumulated depreciation.
 

10. What are the two basic requirements for determining whether a dollar amount should be reported as part of property, plant, and equipment?

The dollar amount must benefit more than one accounting period and must be necessary to get the asset ready for use.
 

11. The total dollar amount of property, plant, and equipment’s depreciation expense is the difference between what two items?

Cost - residual value = total depreciation expense.
 

12. Define the term residual value or salvage value.

Residual value is the dollar amount a company expects to receive when it disposes of an asset.
 

13. Identify one important way in which the accounting for land differs from the accounting for buildings or equipment.

Because land values have not decreased significantly over time, land is not depreciated, while buildings and equipment are depreciated.
 

14. Define the term useful life.

Useful life is the number of years an asset is expected to be used.
 

15. What is the purpose all depreciation methods are attempting to accomplish?

Depreciation methods attempt to determine the dollar amount of depreciation expense to record in each year of an asset’s life.
 

16. What assumption does the straight-line depreciation method make concerning an asset’s benefits?

Straight-line depreciation is based on the idea that some assets provide relatively constant benefits each year of their lives.
 

17. What assumption do accelerated depreciation methods often make concerning an asset’s benefits?

Accelerated depreciation methods are based on the idea that some assets provide more benefits in the early years of their lives or some other costs of owning the assets (such as maintenance) increase as the assets get older.
 

18. What does the word "double" stand for in double-declining-balance depreciation?

Double refers to twice the straight-line rate, where the straight-line rate = 1 / asset’s useful life.
 

19. What do the words "declining-balance" stand for in double-declining-balance depreciation?

Declining-balance refers to the dollar amounts in the asset accounts at the beginning of the period for which depreciation expense is being calculated. Asset balance = asset cost - accumulated depreciation.
 

20. Why does accelerated depreciation result in companies having more resources than does straight-line depreciation?

Accelerated depreciation results in the postponement of income taxes. The cash made available by postponing taxes can be invested and, thus, resources can increase as the investment generates a return.
 

21. What is the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System?

MACRS is the government’s accelerated depreciation method which may be used for income tax purposes.
 

22. If as a result of disposing of some of its property, plant, and equipment a company’s resources decrease, in what"stockholders’ equity" account is the decrease recorded?

Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment.
 

23. On which financial statement and in which section of the statement is a gain on disposal of property, plant, and equipment reported?

A gain (or loss) on disposal of property, plant, and equipment is reported in the other revenues and expenses section of the income statement.

 

Chapter Nine Exercises
 

Exercise 9.1: Buying Property, Plant, and Equipment

The Vigneau Corporation has been operating for approximately 15 years. During March, the company engaged in many transactions, some of which are presented below. Prepare the journal entries necessary to record the transactions. Before you prepare each journal entry, determine the transaction's effects on the company's resources and sources of resources. The first transaction has been completed for you.

March 3 Paid cash for $765 of office supplies. The office supplies will be used during the next several months.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

+ $765
- $765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

March 3

Office Supplies

 

765

 

 

     Cash

 

 

765

 

Office supplies cash purchase

 

 

 

 
 
March 9 Paid $1,264 cash for office equipment. The office equipment will be used during the next three years.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

+ $1,264
- $1,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

March 9

Office Equipment

 

1,264

 

 

     Cash

 

 

1,264

 

Office equipment cash purchase

 

 

 

 
 
March 13 Purchased $479 of office supplies on account. The office supplies will be paid for in April and used during the next several months.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

+ $479

=

+ $479 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

Mar. 13

Office Supplies

 

479

 

 

     Accounts Payable

 

 

479

 

Office supplies purchase on account

 

 

 

 
 
March 19 In order to acquire additional office equipment, the company issued bonds and received $80,000 cash.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

+ $80,000

=

+ $80,000

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

Mar. 19

Cash

 

80,000

 

 

     Bonds Payable

 

 

80,000

 

Bond issue

 

 

 

 
 
March 24 Paid $78,643 cash for office equipment. The office equipment will be used during the next five years.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

+ $78,643
- $78,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

Mar. 24

Office Equipment

 

78,643

 

 

     Cash

 

 

78,643

 

Office equipment cash purchase

 

 

 

 
 
March 28 Purchased $1,909 of office equipment on account. The office equipment will be paid for in April and used during the next four years.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

+ $1,909

=

+ $1,909

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

Mar. 28

Office Equipment

 

1,909

 

 

     Accounts Payable

 

 

1,909

 

Office equipment purchase on account

 

 

 

 
 
Exercise 9.2: Using Property, Plant, and Equipment

Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions of the Chopra Corporation for the month of April. Before you prepare each journal entry, determine the transaction's effects on the company's resources and sources of resources.

April 30 The company’s trial balance shows office supplies of $1,875 and office supplies expense of $0. During April, $550 of office supplies had been used up.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

- $550

=

 

 

 

 

- $550

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

April 30

Office Supplies Expense

 

550

 

 

     Office Supplies

 

 

550

 

Office supplies used in April

 

 

 

 
 
April 30 Buildings are being depreciated at a rate of $4,000 per month.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

- $4,000

=

 

 

 

 

- $4,000

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

April 30

Depreciation Expense, Buildings

 

4,000

 

 

     Accumulated Depreciation, Buildings

 

 

4,000

 

April depreciation

 

 

 

 
 
April 30 The company’s trial balance shows prepaid insurance of $2,400 and insurance expense of $0. During April, $400 of insurance protection had been used up.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

- $400

=

 

 

 

 

- $400

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

April 30

Insurance Expense

 

400

 

 

     Prepaid Insurance

 

 

400

 

Insurance used in April

 

 

 

 
 
April 30 Office equipment is being depreciated at a rate of $2,500 per month.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

- $2,500

=

 

 

 

 

- $2,500

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

April 30

Depreciation Expense, Office Equipment

 

2,500

 

 

     Accumulated Depreciation, Office Equipment

 

 

2,500

 

April depreciation

 

 

 

 
 

April 30 The company’s trial balance shows prepaid rent of $0 and rent expense of $900. The company’s rental lease states that it costs the company $300 per month to use the space it rents.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

+ $600

=

 

 

 

 

+ $600

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

April 30

Prepaid Rent

 

600

 

 

     Rent Expense

 

 

600

 

Rent available on April 30

 

 

 

 
 
April 30 Autos and trucks are being depreciated at a rate of $1,000 per month.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

- $1,000

=

 

 

 

 

- $1,000

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

April 30

Depreciation Expense, Autos & Trucks

 

1,000

 

 

     Accumulated Depreciation, Autos & Trucks

 

 

1,000

 

April depreciation

 

 

 

 
 
Exercise 9.3: Property, Plant, and Equipment Cost

The Antonelli Corporation is in the process of acquiring additional land and a building. After lengthy negotiations, the company agreed to pay $75,000 for the land and $2,500,000 for the building. In addition, the company must pay legal fees of $500 for a title search to guarantee that the seller owns the land. Another $3,000 must be paid to complete landscaping the land and $21,000 must be paid to finish construction on the building. The Antonelli Corporation must pay $12,000 per year to insure the building and approximately $24,000 per year to heat and cool it.

1. Calculate the cost the Antonelli Corporation would record in its land account for the purchase of the additional land.
 

Purchase price

$75,000

Legal fees

$500

Landscaping

$3,000

Total land cost

$78,500

 
 
2. Calculate the cost the Antonelli Corporation would record in its buildings account for the purchase of the building.
 

Purchase price

$2,500,000

Finish construction

$21,000

Total building cost

$2,521,000

 
 

Exercise 9.4: Property, Plant, and Equipment Expense

The Chinokoyev Corporation was founded in August. During its first few months the company spent the following amounts to acquire property, plant, and equipment: $95,000 for land, $5,000,000 for buildings, $3,000,000 for equipment, and $72,000 for delivery trucks. The land was expected to have an unlimited life and a residual value of at least $95,000. The buildings were expected to have a 40-year life and a residual value of $1,000,000. The equipment was expected to have a 10-year life and a residual value of $400,000. The delivery trucks were expected to have a 5-year life and a residual value of $7,000.

1. Calculate the total buildings depreciation expense the Chinokoyev Corporation will record over the 40-year life of the buildings.
 

Buildings cost

$5,000,000

Residual value

$1,000,000

Total building depreciation expense

$4,000,000

    
 
2. Calculate the total equipment depreciation expense the Chinokoyev Corporation will record over the 10-year life of the equipment.
 

Equipment cost

$3,000,000

Residual value

$400,000

Total equipment depreciation expense

$2,600,000

    
 
3. Calculate the total delivery trucks depreciation expense the Chinokoyev Corporation will record over the 5-year life of the delivery trucks.
 

Delivery trucks cost

$72,000

Residual value

$7,000

Total delivery trucks depreciation expense

$65,000

 
 
4. Calculate the total land depreciation expense the Chinokoyev Corporation will record over the life of the land.

$0. The land would not be depreciated because it is not expected to decrease in value. Note that its disposal value is expected to be at least as much as its original cost.
 
 
Exercise 9.5: Straight-line Depreciation

The Bloomfield Corporation’s fiscal year ends June 30. On July 1, the company paid $40,000 for new office equipment. The equipment had an estimated useful life of ten years and a residual value of $6,000. The company uses the straight-line depreciation method for all office equipment.

1. Calculate the total depreciation expense the Bloomfield Corporation will record over the 10-year life of the office equipment.
 

Office equipment cost

$40,000

Residual value

$6,000

Total office equipment depreciation expense

$34,000

    
 
2. Calculate the depreciation expense for each of the ten years of the office equipment’s useful life.

 $34,000 / 10 years = $3,400 per year straight-line depreciation expense.
 
 
3. Calculate the balance in the accumulated depreciation account on each June 30 over the office equipment’s 10-year useful life.
 

Date

Depreciation Expense

Accumulated Depreciation

June 30, Year 1

$3,400

$3,400

June 30, Year 2

$3,400

$6,800

June 30, Year 3

$3,400

$10,200

June 30, Year 4

$3,400

$13,600

June 30, Year 5

$3,400

$17,000

June 30, Year 6

$3,400

$20,400

June 30, Year 7

$3,400

$23,800

June 30, Year 8

$3,400

$27,200

June 30, Year 9

$3,400

$30,600

June 30, Year 10

$3,400

$34,000

 
 
4. Prepare the journal entry necessary to record the office equipment’s depreciation expense for the first year ended June 30. Before you prepare the journal entry, determine the transaction's effects on the company's resources and sources of resources.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

- $3,400

=

 

 

 

 

- $3,400

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

June 30

Depreciation Expense, Office Equipment

 

3,400

 

 

     Accumulated Depreciation, Office Equipment

 

 

3,400

 

Office equipment depreciation

 

 

 

 
 
5. Assume the Bloomfield Corporation’s fiscal year ends on December 31 instead of June 30. Prepare the journal entry necessary to record the office equipment’s depreciation expense for the first six months ended December 31. Before you prepare the journal entry, determine the transaction's effects on the company's resources and sources of resources.

By December 31, the office equipment would have been used for six months, July through December. Since the yearly depreciation is $3,400, the depreciation for six months would be $1,700.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

- $1,700

=

 

 

 

 

- $1,700

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

Dec. 31

Depreciation Expense, Office Equipment

 

1,700

 

 

     Accumulated Depreciation, Office Equipment

 

 

1,700

 

Office equipment depreciation

 

 

 

 
 
Exercise 9.6: Double-declining-balance Depreciation

The Rambarran Corporation’s fiscal year ends September 30. On October 1, the company paid $50,000 for new office equipment. The equipment had an estimated useful life of eight years and a residual value of $7,000. The company uses the double-declining-balance depreciation method for all office equipment.

1. Calculate the total depreciation expense the Rambarran Corporation will record over the 8-year life of the office equipment.
 

Office equipment cost

$50,000

Residual value

$7,000

Total office equipment depreciation expense

$43,000

 
 
2. Calculate the depreciation expense for each of the eight years of the office equipment’s useful life.

The double-declining-balance depreciation rate = 2 x (1/8) = 2/8 = 1/4 = 25%.
 

Year

Depreciation Expense

1

$50,000 x .25 = $12,500.00

2

($50,000 - $12,500 = $37,500) x .25 = $9,375.00

3

($50,000 - $21,875 = $28,125) x .25 = $7,031.25

4

($50,000 - $28,906.25 = $21,093.75) x .25 = $5,273.44

5

($50,000 - $34,179.69 = $15,820.31) x .25 = $3,955.08

6

($50,000 - $38,134.77 = $11,865.23) x .25 = $2,966.31

7

$50,000 - $41,101.08 = $1,898.92

8

$0

Total

$43,000

Note: Year 7 depreciation expense is limited to $1,898.92 because total depreciation expense cannot exceed $43,000. On a pure math basis, the expense would have been: ($50,000 - $41,101.08 = $8,898.92) x .25 = $2,224.73.
 
 
3. Calculate the balance in the accumulated depreciation account on each September 30 over the office equipment’s 8-year useful life.
 

Date

Depreciation Expense

Accumulated Depreciation

Sept. 30, Year 1

$12,500.00

$12,500.00

Sept. 30, Year 2

$9,375.00

$21,875.00

Sept. 30, Year 3

$7,031.25

$28,906.25

Sept. 30, Year 4

$5,273.44

$34,179.69

Sept. 30, Year 5

$3,955.08

$38,134.77

Sept. 30, Year 6

$2,966.31

$41,101.08

Sept. 30, Year 7

$1,898.92

$43,000

Sept. 30, Year 8

$0.00

$43,000

 
 
4. Prepare the journal entry necessary to record the office equipment’s depreciation expense for the first year ended September 30. Before you prepare the journal entry, determine the transaction's effects on the company's resources and sources of resources.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

- $12,500

=

 

 

 

 

- $12,500

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

Sept. 30

Depreciation Expense, Office Equipment

 

12,500

 

 

     Accumulated Depreciation, Office Equipment

 

 

12,500

 

Office equipment depreciation

 

 

 

 
 
5. Assume the Rambarran Corporation’s fiscal year ends on December 31 instead of September 30. Prepare the journal entry necessary to record the office equipment’s depreciation expense for the first three months ended December 31. Before you prepare the journal entry, determine the transaction's effects on the company's resources and sources of resources.

By December 31, the office equipment would have been used for three months, October through December. Since the depreciation for the first twelve months is $12,500, the depreciation for three months would be $3,125.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

- $3,125

=

 

 

 

 

- $3,125

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

Dec. 31

Depreciation Expense, Office Equipment

 

3,125

 

 

     Accumulated Depreciation, Office Equipment

 

 

3,125

 

Office equipment depreciation

 

 

 

 
 
Exercise 9.7: Income Effects of Depreciation Methods

The Wightman Corporation is planning to open a new store, which will require $80,000 of new equipment. Based on its estimates, the equipment will have a 4-year life and a residual value of $12,000. The company estimates that the new store will generate average annual sales of $400,000, with an annual cost of goods sold of $150,000, and annual operating expenses (other than depreciation) of $200,000. The company’s expected income tax rate is 35%. The company has calculated depreciation of the new equipment as follows.
 

Year

Straight-line
Depreciation

Double-Declining-
Balance Depreciation

1

$17,000

$40,000

2

$17,000

$20,000

3

$17,000

$8,000

4

$17,000

$0

Totals

$68,000

$68,000

 
 
1. Calculate the Wightman Corporation’s expected net income for each of the four years if the company uses the straight-line depreciation method.
 

 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Sales

$400,000

$400,000

$400,000

$400,000

Cost of Goods Sold

$150,000

$150,000

$150,000

$150,000

Gross Profit

$250,000

$250,000

$250,000

$250,000

Operating Expenses

$217,000

$217,000

$217,000

$217,000

Income Before Taxes

$33,000

$33,000

$33,000

$33,000

Income Taxes Expense

$11,550

$11,550

$11,550

$11,550

Net Income

$21,450

$21,450

$21,450

$21,450

 
 
2. Calculate the Wightman Corporation’s expected net income for the total 4-year period if the company uses the straight-line depreciation method.
 

 

Years 1 - 4

Sales

$1,600,000

Cost of Goods Sold

$600,000

Gross Profit

$1,000,000

Operating Expenses

$868,000

Income Before Taxes

$132,000

Income Taxes Expense

$46,200

Net Income

$85,800

 
 
3. Calculate the Wightman Corporation’s expected net income for each of the four years if the company uses the double-declining-balance depreciation method.
 

 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Sales

$400,000

$400,000

$400,000

$400,000

Cost of Goods Sold

$150,000

$150,000

$150,000

$150,000

Gross Profit

$250,000

$250,000

$250,000

$250,000

Operating Expenses

$240,000

$220,000

$208,000

$200,000

Income Before Taxes

$10,000

$30,000

$42,000

$50,000

Income Taxes Expense

$3,500

$10,500

$14,700

$17,500

Net Income

$6,500

$19,500

$27,300

$32,500

 
 
4. Calculate the Wightman Corporation’s expected net income for the total 4-year period if the company uses the double-declining-balance depreciation method.
 

 

Years 1 - 4

Sales

$1,600,000

Cost of Goods Sold

$600,000

Gross Profit

$1,000,000

Operating Expenses

$868,000

Income Before Taxes

$132,000

Income Taxes Expense

$46,200

Net Income

$85,800

 
 
Exercise 9.8: Income Taxes Effects of Depreciation Methods

The Archambault Corporation purchased $100,000 of new equipment and expanded its operations. Based on its estimates, the equipment will have a 5-year life and a residual value of $20,000. The company estimates that the new operations will generate average annual sales of $500,000, with an annual cost of goods sold of $200,000, and annual operating expenses (other than depreciation) of $240,000. The company’s expected income tax rate is 35%. The company has calculated depreciation of the new equipment as follows.
 

Year

Straight-line
Depreciation

Double-Declining-
Balance Depreciation

1

$16,000

$40,000

2

$16,000

$24,000

3

$16,000

$14,400

4

$16,000

$1,600

5

$16,000

$0

Totals

$80,000

$80,000

 
 
1. Calculate the Archambault Corporation’s expected income taxes expense for each of the five years if the company uses the straight-line depreciation method.
 

 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Sales

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

Cost of Goods Sold

$200,000

$200,000

$200,000

$200,000

$200,000

Gross Profit

$300,000

$300,000

$300,000

$300,000

$300,000

Operating Expenses

$256,000

$256,000

$256,000

$256,000

$256,000

Income Before Taxes

$44,000

$44,000

$44,000

$44,000

$44,000

Income Taxes Expense

$15,400

$15,400

$15,400

$15,400

$15,400

 
 
2. Calculate the Archambault Corporation’s expected income taxes expense for the total 5-year period if the company uses the straight-line depreciation method.
 

 

Years 1 - 5

Sales

$2,500,000

Cost of Goods Sold

$1,000,000

Gross Profit

$1,500,000

Operating Expenses

$1,280,000

Income Before Taxes

$220,000

Income Taxes Expense

$77,000

 
 
3. Calculate the Archambault Corporation’s expected income taxes expense for each of the five years if the company uses the double-declining-balance depreciation method.
 

 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Sales

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

Cost of Goods Sold

$200,000

$200,000

$200,000

$200,000

$200,000

Gross Profit

$300,000

$300,000

$300,000

$300,000

$300,000

Operating Expenses

$280,000

$264,000

$254,400

$241,600

$240,000

Income Before Taxes

$20,000

$36,000

$45,600

$58,400

$60,000

Income Taxes Expense

$7,000

$12,600

$15,960

$20,440

$21,000

 
 
4. Calculate the Archambault Corporation’s expected income taxes expense for the total 5-year period if the company uses the double-declining-balance depreciation method.
 

 

Years 1 - 5

Sales

$2,500,000

Cost of Goods Sold

$1,000,000

Gross Profit

$1,500,000

Operating Expenses

$1,280,000

Income Before Taxes

$220,000

Income Taxes Expense

$77,000

 
 
Exercise 9.9: Income Taxes Advantage of Depreciation Methods

The McNamara Corporation is trying to decide whether it should depreciate its new equipment using the straight-line or double-declining-balance method. The company has calculated its income taxes expense resulting from the revenues and expenses related to the new equipment as follows.
 

Year

Straight-line Method
Income Taxes Expense

Double-Declining-Balance
Method Income Taxes Expense

1

$14,000

$5,600

2

$14,000

$11,360

3

$14,000

$14,816

4

$14,000

$18,224

5

$14,000

$20,000

Totals

$70,000

$70,000

Assume (1) the McNamara Corporation’s effective income tax rate is 35% (2) the company pays its taxes at the end of the year, and (3) the company expects to earn 10% before taxes on all cash not paid for income taxes.

Calculate the increase in resources the McNamara Corporation would have at the end of five years if the company uses the double-declining-balance depreciation method instead of the straight-line method.
 

Year

Income Taxes Expense
SL - DDB

Cash Available
to Invest

10% Investment Earnings
Before Taxes

35% Taxes 
on Investment
Earnings

Investment Earnings After
Income Taxes

1

+ $8,400

 

 

 

 

2

+ $2,640

$8,400.00

$840.00

$294.00

$546.00

3

- $816

$11,586.00

$1,158.60

$405.51

$753.09

4

- $4,224

$11,523.09

$1,152.31

$403.31

$749.00

5

- $6,000

$8,048.09

$804.81

$281.68

$523.13

1 thru 5

$0

$2,571.22

$3,955.72

$1,384.50

$2,571.22

 
Year 2 cash available to invest = $8,400 taxes postponed at the end of year 1.
Year 3 cash available to invest = $8,400 taxes postponed at the end of year 1 + $546 earned on $8,400 cash available to invest during year 2 + $2,640 additional taxes postponed at the end of year 2 = $11,586.00..
Year 4 cash available to invest = $8,400 taxes postponed at the end of year 1 + $546 earned on $8,400 cash available to invest during year 2 + $2,640 additional taxes postponed at the end of year 2 + $753.09 earned on cash available to invest during year 3 - $816 additional taxes paid at the end of year 3 = $11,523.09.
Year 5 cash available to invest = $8,400 taxes postponed at the end of year 1 + $546 earned on $8,400 cash available to invest during year 2 + $2,640 additional taxes postponed at the end of year 2 + $753.09 earned on cash available to invest during year 3 - $816 additional taxes paid at the end of year 3 + $749.00 earned on cash available to invest during year 4 - $4,224 additional taxes paid at the end of year 4 = $8,048.09.
 
 
Exercise 9.10: Property, Plant, and Equipment Disposal

On July 3, the Plisinski Corporation disposed of equipment that it no longer used. The equipment originally cost the company $76,000. On July 3, the equipment’s accumulated depreciation account had a balance of $68,000.

1. Calculate the company’s gain or loss if the company received $10,000 cash on disposal of the equipment.
 

Equipment cost

$76,000

Accumulated depreciation

$68,000

Resource dollar amount

$8,000

 

 

Cash received

$10,000

Gain on disposal

$2,000

 
 
2. Prepare the journal entry necessary to record the disposal of the equipment. Before you prepare the journal entry, determine the transaction's effects on the company's resources and sources of resources.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

+ $2,000

=

 

 

 

 

+ $2,000

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

July 3

Cash

 

10,000

 

 

Accumulated Depreciation, Equipment

 

68,000

 

 

     Equipment

 

 

76,000

 

     Gain on Disposal of Equipment

 

 

2,000

 

Equipment disposal

 

 

 

 
 
3. Calculate the company’s gain or loss if the company received $5,000 cash on disposal of the equipment.
 

Equipment cost

$76,000

Accumulated depreciation

$68,000

Resource dollar amount

$8,000

 

 

Cash received

$5,000

Loss on disposal

$3,000

 
 
4. Prepare the journal entry necessary to record the disposal of the equipment. Before you prepare the journal entry, determine the transaction's effects on the company's resources and sources of resources.
 

Total
Resources

=

Sources of
Borrowed
Resources

+

Sources of
Owner Invested
Resources

+

Sources of
Management Generated
Resources

Assets

=

Liabilities

+

Stockholders' Equity

- $3,000

=

 

 

 

 

- $3,000

 

Date

Description

Post.
Ref.

Debits

Credits

July 3

Cash

 

5,000

 

 

Accumulated Depreciation, Equipment

 

68,000

 

 

Loss on Disposal of Equipment

 

3,000

 

 

     Equipment

 

 

76,000

 

Equipment disposal

 

 

 

 
 
5. On which financial statement and in which section of the statement would the Plisinski Corporation report the gain or loss on disposal of the equipment?

A gain or loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment would appear in the other revenues and expenses section of the income statement.
 
 

 

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