1. Which of the following is not one of the basic questions that must be answered before the amount of depreciation charge can be computed?
a. What is the depreciation base to use for the asset?
b. What is the asset's useful life?
c. What method of cost apportionment is best for this asset?
d. What product or service is the asset related to?
2. Under MACRS, which one of the following is not considered in determining depreciation for tax purposes?
a. Cost of asset
b. Property recovery class
c. Half-year convention
d. Salvage value
3. A principal objection to the straight-line method of depreciation is that it
a. provides for the declining productivity of an aging asset.
b. ignores variations in the rate of asset use.
c. tends to result in a constant rate of return on a diminishing investment base.
d. gives smaller periodic write-offs than decreasing charge methods.
4. For the composite method, the composite
a. rate is the total cost divided by the total annual depreciation.
b. rate is the total annual depreciation divided by the total depreciable cost.
c. life is the total cost divided by the total annual depreciation.
d. life is the total depreciable cost divided by the total annual depreciation.
5. Depreciation is normally computed on the basis of the nearest
a. full month and to the nearest cent.
b. full month and to the nearest dollar.
c. day and to the nearest cent.
d. day and to the nearest dollar.
6. A change in estimate should
a. result in restatement of prior period statements.
b. be handled in current and future periods.
c. be handled in future periods only.
d. be handled retroactively.
Ebert Inc. owns the following assets:
Asset Cost Salvage Estimated Useful Life
A $140,000 $14,000 10 years
B 75,000 7,500 5 years
C 164,000 8,000 12 years
7. What is the composite depreciation rate of Ebert's assets?
a. 14.0%
b. 10.3%
c. 12.9%
d. 11.1%
8. Newell, Inc. purchased equipment in 2011 at a cost of $800,000. Two years later it became apparent to Newell, Inc. that this equipment had suffered an impairment of value. In early 2013, the book value of the asset is $480,000 and it is estimated that the fair value is now only $320,000. The entry to record the impairment is
a. No entry is necessary as a write-off violates the historical cost principle.
b. Retained Earnings 160,000
Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment 160,000
c. Loss on Impairment of Equipment 160,000
Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment 160,000
d. Retained Earnings 160,000
Reserve for Loss on Impairment of Equipment 160,000
9. Robertson Inc. bought a machine on January 1, 2002 for $400,000. The machine had an expected life of 20 years and was expected to have a salvage value of $40,000. On July 1, 2012, the company reviewed the potential of the machine and determined that its undiscounted future net cash flows totaled $200,000 and its discounted future net cash flows totaled $140,000. If no active market exists for the machine and the company does not plan to dispose of it, what should Robertson record as an impairment loss on July 1, 2012?
a. $ 0
b. $11,000
c. $20,000
d. $71,000
10. A machine cost $800,000 on April 1, 2012. Its estimated salvage value is $80,000 and its expected life is eight years.
Instructions
Calculate the depreciation expense (to the nearest dollar) by each of the following methods, showing the figures used.
(a) Straight-line for 2012
(b) Double-declining balance for 2013
(c) Sum-of-the-years'-digits for 2013