Compute the revised annual depreciation


Jerry Grant, the new controller of Blackburn Company, has received the expected useful lives and salvage values of Selected depreciable assets at the beginning of 2008. His findings are as follows:           
                               
                       Date                      Accumulated      Useful         Useful        Salvage         Salvage    
Asset             Acquired       Cost      Depreciation    Life (old)    Life (new)    Value (old)    Value (new)   
Building         1/1/2002    $800,000    $114,000           40              50           $40,000          $37,000   
Warehouse    1/1/2003    100,000        19,000             25              20             5,000             3,600   
                               
All assets are depreciated by the straight-line method. Blackburn Company uses a calendar year in preparing annual financial statements.  After discussion, management has agreed to accept Jerry's proposed changes.   
                               
Compute the revised annual depreciation on each asset in 2008.       

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