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Assume that an asset was bought at a cost of $50 000. It is expected that the asset will have a useful life of 10 years with the straight-line depreciation method being used. At the beginning of year 5 the total useful life is re-estimated downward to 8 years. Under AASB 116 the annual depreciation expense for the final years of useful

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Assume that an asset was bought at a cost of $50 000. It is expected that the asset will have a useful life of 10 years with the straight-line depreciation method being used. At the beginning of year 5 the total useful life is re-estimated downward to 8 years. Under AASB 116 the annual depreciation expense for the final years of useful

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To calculate the annual depreciation expense for the final years of useful life, we need to consider the remaining carrying value of the asset and the remaining useful life. Here's how:

  1. The asset was bought at a cost of 50,000andisbeingdepreciatedusingthestraightlinemethodover10years.Thismeanstheannualdepreciationexpenseis50,000 and is being depreciated using the straight-line method over 10 years. This means the annual depreciation expense is 50,000 / 10 = $5,000.

  2. At the beginning of year 5, the total useful life is re-estimated downward to 8 years. This means the asset has been depreciated for 4 years already (at 5,000peryear),sotheaccumulateddepreciationis5,000 per year), so the accumulated depreciation is 5,000 * 4 = $20,000.

  3. The carrying value of the asset at the beginning of year 5 is therefore 50,00050,000 - 20,000 = $30,000.

  4. The remaining useful life of the asset is now 8 - 4 = 4 years.

  5. Therefore, the annual depreciation expense for the final years of useful life is 30,000/4=30,000 / 4 = 7,500.

Under AASB 116, the annual depreciation expense for the final years of useful life is $7,500.

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