Question

Mitchell Corporation bought equipment on January 1, 2012 .The equipment cost $120,000 and had an expected salvage value of $20,000. The life of the equipment was estimated to be 6 years. The depreciable cost of the equipment is

Answer 1

Answer:

$100,000

Explanation:

Depreciable cost refers to the portion of an asset's costs that will be spread throughout the use-life of the asset. It is the amount to depreciated over the gainful life of the asset.  

Depreciable cost is calculated by subtracting salvage value from the original cost of the asset. Salvage value is also the scrap value.

Depreciable cost = asset cost - salvage value

Depreciable cost= $120,000 - $20,000

Depreciable cost =$100,000