In January 2019, Rankine Company paid $8,500,000 for land and a building. An appraisal estimated that the land had a fair value of $2,500,000 and the building was worth $6,000,000. Rankine estimated that the useful life of the building was 30 years, with no residual value. a. Calculate annual depreciation expense using the straight-line method. $Answer b. Calculate depreciation for 2019 and 2020 using the double-declining-balance method. Round answers to the nearest whole number. 2019 $Answer 2020 $Answer c. Assume that in 2021, Rankine changed its estimate of the useful life of the building to 25 years. If the company is using the double-declining-balance method of depreciation, what amount of depreciation expense would Rankine record in 2021

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Answer:

$200,000

$400,000

$373,333

$454,493

Explanation:

Land is not depreciated. Only the building would be depreciated

Straight line depreciation expense = (Cost of asset - Salvage value) / useful life

$6,000,000 / 30 = $200,000

Depreciation expense using the double declining method = Depreciation factor x cost of the asset

Depreciation factor = 2 x (1/useful life)

Book value in year 1 = Cost of asset - Depreciation expense of year 1

Book value in year in subsequent years = previous book value - that year's depreciation expense

Depreciation expense in 2019 = (2/30) x $6,000,000 = $400,000

Book value in 2020 = $6,000,000 - $400,000 = $5,600,000

Depreciation expense in 2020 =  (2/30) x $5,600,000 = $373,333