Wether purchased a machine on 1 July 2007 for GHS500,000. It is being depreciated on a straight line basis over its expected life of ten years. Residual value is estimated at GHS20,000. On 1 January 2008, following a change in legislation, Wether fitted a safety guard to the machine. The safety guard cost GHS25,000 and has a useful life of five years with no residual value. What amount will be charged to profit or loss for the year ended 31 March 2008 in respect of depreciation on this machine?a.GHS 39,750b.GHS 38,750c.GHS 37,250d.GHS 41,000Clear my choice
Question
Wether purchased a machine on 1 July 2007 for GHS500,000. It is being depreciated on a straight line basis over its expected life of ten years. Residual value is estimated at GHS20,000. On 1 January 2008, following a change in legislation, Wether fitted a safety guard to the machine. The safety guard cost GHS25,000 and has a useful life of five years with no residual value. What amount will be charged to profit or loss for the year ended 31 March 2008 in respect of depreciation on this machine?a.GHS 39,750b.GHS 38,750c.GHS 37,250d.GHS 41,000Clear my choice
Solution
To calculate the depreciation for the machine, we first need to determine the depreciation for the machine itself and then for the safety guard.
- Depreciation for the machine: The cost of the machine is GHS500,000 and the residual value is GHS20,000. So, the depreciable amount is GHS500,000 - GHS20,000 = GHS480,000. The machine has a useful life of 10 years, so the annual depreciation is GHS480,000 / 10 = GHS48,000.
However, since we are calculating the depreciation for the year ended 31 March 2008, and the machine was purchased on 1 July 2007, we only need to account for 9 months of depreciation (July 2007 to March 2008). So, the depreciation for the machine for this period is GHS48,000 * (9/12) = GHS36,000.
- Depreciation for the safety guard: The cost of the safety guard is GHS25,000 and it has no residual value. It has a useful life of 5 years, so the annual depreciation is GHS25,000 / 5 = GHS5,000.
Since the safety guard was fitted on 1 January 2008, we only need to account for 3 months of depreciation (January 2008 to March 2008). So, the depreciation for the safety guard for this period is GHS5,000 * (3/12) = GHS1,250.
Adding these two amounts together, the total depreciation for the year ended 31 March 2008 is GHS36,000 (machine) + GHS1,250 (safety guard) = GHS37,250.
So, the answer is c. GHS 37,250.
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