Question

l Englehard purchases a slurry-based separator for the mining of clay that costs $700,000 and has an estimated useful life of 10 years, a MACRS-GDS property class of 7 years, and an estimated salvage value after 10 years of $75,000. It was fi nanced using a $200,000 down payment and a loan of $500,000 over a period of 5 years with interest at 10%. Loan payments are made in equal annual amounts (principal plus interest) over the 5 years. a. What is the amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year

Answer 1

Answer:

The amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year is $122,430.

Explanation:

The amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year can be calculated as follows:

Cost of the slurry-based separator = $700,000

Third year depreciation rate for a MACRS-GDS property class of 7 years from the MACRS-GDS table = 17.49%

MACRS-GDS depreciation in the 3rd year = $700,000 * 17.49% = $122,430

Therefore, The amount of the MACRS-GDS depreciation taken in the 3rd year is $122,430.