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20 April, 20:38

Asset C3PO has a depreciable base of $16.5 million and a service life of 10 years. What would the accumulated depreciation be at the end of year five under the sum-of-the-years'-digits method?

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  1. 20 April, 20:45
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    Accumulated depreciation at the end of year 5 is $12 million

    Explanation:

    The relevant number of years with which to depreciate the asset is from 1 to 10, however these numbers are taking in descending in order to have more depreciation in early years and less in later years.

    Years relevant weighting number

    1 10

    2 9

    3 8

    4 7

    5 6

    6 5

    7 4

    8 3

    9 2

    10 1

    Total weighting 55

    The accumulated depreciation at the end of year 5 would depreciation from year 1 to year 5 calculated as shown below:

    (10+9+8+7+6) / 55*$16.5 million=$12 million

    In other words, at the end of year $12 million would have been charged as expense to income statement.
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