Fiona's Italian Market purchased a delivery truck for deliveries for $25,000 at the beginning of 2019. The truck has an estimated life of 5 years, and an estimated residual value of $5,000. The company plans to use the straight-line depreciation method. At the beginning of 2020, the company spent $4000 to replace the truck's transmission. This resulted in a 2-year extension of useful life, but no change in residual value.
A)What type of cost is the $4,000? Explain.  B)Calculate the asset's book value at the end of 2019.  C)Calculate depreciation expense for 2020.

What will be an ideal response?


A)The $4,000 cost is a capital expenditure. It increases the plant asset's useful life so it must be capitalized.  B)Depreciation:($25,000 ? $5,000) / 5 = $4,000 per year Book value:$25,000 ? $4,000 = $21,000  C)($21,000 + $4,000 ? $5,000) / 6 years = $3,333

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