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astraxan [27]
3 years ago
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Performance appraisals generally fulfill two functions. The first is to identify individual strengths and weaknesses and to deve

lop action plans for improving performance. The second involves salary or merit adjustments. Why should these two functions be addressed at different times
Business
1 answer:
Iteru [2.4K]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

D. If the employees are upset over their salary adjustment, they may not be open to listening to ways they can improve.

Explanation:

Performance appraisals are measures developed by the human resource department in organizations, to evaluate the employees' performance and to suggest ways for them to improve. Rewards are typically given to high-performing employees, usually by way of salary increment or assignment of privileges. Low-performing employees might experience a salary cut or the withdrawal of some privileges.

When these activities are performed at the same time, employees who were rated as not performing well might be brooding over their perceived loss of merits or decrease in salary. Since they are not in the right frame of mind, they might be unwilling to, or not receptive enough to accept action plans for improving performance. So, it is advisable that these two functions are performed at different times.  

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(b) Activity Method of Depreciation for 2020 $ 5,616

(c) Sum of the years Depreciation for 2021 $ 38,400

(d) Double declining balance depreciation for 2021 $ 39,096

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Computation for requirement (a) - Straight Line Depreciation for 2020

Straight line method considers depreciation on adepreciable base after considering a salvage value and spreads it evenly over the life of the asset.

Cost of machine                                     $ 162,900

Estimated Salvage Value                       <u>$   18.900</u>

Depreciable Basis                                   $ 144,000

Estimated Life                                             5 years

Straight Line Depreciation for 2020 = $ 144,000/5 = $ 28,800      

Computation for requirement (b) - Activity Method  Depreciation for 2020

Activity method depreciation considers depreciation over the estimated usage of the asset and multiplies by the usage in a given period. The depreciable basis is after considering the salvage value.

Depreciable basis - same as SL depreciation                       $ 144,000

Usage Life of the machine                                                         20,000 hours

Machine usage for 2020                                                                  780 hours

Depreciation on a per hour basis      $ 144,000/ 20,000 = $ 7.2 per hour

Depreciation for 2020 on a usage of 780 hours = 780 * $7.20 = $ 5,616      

Computation for requirement (c) - Sum of the years digits for 2021    

In a sum of the years depreciation method, the sum of the life of the assets are added and considered as a depreciable life. The salvage value is considered in determining the depreciable basis.

Depreciable basis - same as SL depreciation                       $ 144,000            

Estimated life of the asset                                                      5 years

Sum of the years, (5+4+3+2+1)                                                  15

so the first year depreciation shall be 5/15, the next year 4/15 and so on,

We need to compute the depreciation for 2021 which is the second year, so the formula shall be:

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Computation for requirement (d) - Double declining balance  for 2021

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$ 162,900* (2 * 20 %) so the depreciation for 2020 would be

$ 162,900 * 40 % = $ 65,160.

For 2021, which is the requirement in our question, the cost would be the reduced value.

Original Cost of the machine                                    $ 162,900

Double Declining balance Depreciation  2020       <u>$  65,160</u>

Declining Cost basis for 2021 depreciation             <u>$   97,740</u>  

Depreciation @ 40 %                                                 $  39,096                                                    

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