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DEPRECIATION
ACCOUNTING
Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you will be able to :
1. INTRODUCTION
Fixed assets like plant and machinery etc. are used in the business for the purpose of production
of goods or for providing useful services in the course of production. These fixed assets are
utilized during operations of a business for a number of successive accounting periods. Value
of such fixed assets decreases with passage of time and its utilization i.e. wear and tear. Value
of portion of fixed asset utilized for generating revenue must be recovered during a particular
accounting year to ascertain true income. This portion of cost of fixed asset allocated to a
particular accounting year is called depreciation.
1.1 CONCEPT OF DEPRECIATION
Depreciation has been defined as 'the diminution in the utility or value of an asset, due to
natural wear and tear, exhaustion of the subject-matter, effluxion of time accident, obsolescence
or similar causes'. The words "accident", "obsolescence" and the phrase "effluxion of time"
included in the definition, signify that when an asset held by a business cannot be employed
for even one of the purposes for which it was acquired due to some damage suffered, the assets
having become out of date or due to no occasion having arisen for it to be used, the loss caused
to the business will be depreciation. Depreciation caused by any one of the last mentioned
factors often is described as external depreciation, to distinguish it from the natural wear and
tear of assets which is known as internal depreciation.
is a measure of wearing out, consumption or other loss of value of a depreciable
Depreciation asset arising from use, effluxion of time or obsolescence through technology
and market changes. Depreciation is allocated so as to charge a fair proportion
of the depreciable amount in each accounting period during the expected useful life of the
asset. Depreciation includes amortisation of assets whose useful life is predetermined'.
are those which (i) are expected to be used during more than one accounting
Depreciable
period; and (ii) have a limited useful life; and (iii) are held by an enterprise for
Assets
use in the production or supply of goods and services for rental to others or
for administrative purposes and not for the purpose of sale in the ordinary course of business.
Objectives of providing
depreciation
For example, a machinery is purchased for Rs. 11,000. The residual value is
estimated at Rs. 1,000. it is estimated that the machinery will work for 5
years. The cost to be allocated as depreciation in the accounting periods
will be calculated as:
Rs.
Acquisition cost 11,000
Less: Residual value 1,000
Depreciable amount 10,000
Estimated useful life of the asset 5 years
The underlying assumption of this method is that the particular asset generates equal utility
during its lifetime. But this cannot be true under all circumstances. The expenditure incurred
on repairs and maintenance will be low in earlier years, whereas the same will be high as the
asset becomes old. Apart from this the asset may also have varying capacities over the years,
indicating logic for unequal depreciation provision. However, many assets have insignificant
repairs and maintenance expenditures for which straight line method can be applied.
3.2 REDUCING BALANCE METHOD
Under this system, a fixed percentage of the diminishing value of the asset is written off each
year so as to reduce the asset to its break - up value at the end of its life, repairs and small
renewals being charged to revenue. This method is commonly used for plant, fixtures, etc.
Under this method, the annual charge for depreciation decreases from year to year, so that the
earlier years suffer to the benefit of the later years. Also, under this method, the value of asset
can never be completely extinguished, which happens in the earlier explained Straight Line
Method. However, it is very simple to operate. The other advantage of this method is that the
total charge to revenue is uniform when the depreciation is high, repairs are negligible; and as
the repairs increase, the burden of depreciation gets lesser and lesser. On the other hand,
under the Straight Line Method, the charge for depreciation is constant, while repairs tend to
increase with the life of the asset. Among the disadvantages of this method is the danger that
too low a percentage may be adopted as depreciation with the result that over the life of the
asset full depreciation may not be provided; also if assets are grouped in such a way that
individual assets are difficult to identify, the residue of an asset may lie in the asset account
even after the asset has been scrapped. The last mentioned difficulty could be, however, over
come if a Plant register is maintained.
The rate of depreciation under this method may be determined by the following formula:
Re sidual Value
1 n 100
Cost of asset
where, n = useful life
Accounting Entries under Straight Line and Reducing Balance Methods :
There are two alternative approaches for recording accounting entries for depreciation.
First Alternative
A provision for depreciation account is opened to accumulate the balance of depreciation and
the assets are carried at historical cost.
Accounting entry
Profit and Loss Account Dr.
To Provision for Depreciation Account
Second Alternative:
Amount of Depreciation is credited to the Asset Account every year and the Asset Account is
carried at historical cost less depreciation.
Accounting entries:
Depreciation Account Dr.
To Asset Account
Profit and Loss Account Dr.
To Depreciation Account
Depreciation Account
2008 Rs. 2008 Rs.
Dec. 31 To Machinery A/c 750 Dec. 31 By Profit & Loss A/c 750
2009 2009
Dec. 31 To Machinery A/c 1,500 Dec. 31 By Profit & Loss A/c 1,500
Illustration 2
Jain Bros. acquired a machine on 1st July, 2008 at a cost of Rs. 14,000 and spent Rs. 1,000 on its
installation. The firm writes off depreciation at 10% p.a. every year. The books are closed on
31st December every year. Show the Machinery Account on diminishing balance method for
the year 2008-2009.
Solution
As per Reducing Balance Method
Machinery Account
2008 Rs. 2008 Rs.
July 1 To Bank A/c 14,000 Dec. 31 By Depreciation A/c 750
To Bank A/c 1,000 (Rs. 15,000 x 10% x 6/12)
Dec. 31 By Balance c/d 14,250
15,000 15,000
2009 2005
Jan. 1 To Balance b/d 14,250 Dec. 31 By Depreciation A/c 1,425
(Rs. 14,250 x 10%)
Dec. 31 By Balance c/d 12,825
14,250 14,250
n(n + 1) 10 11
=
2 2
= 55
The depreciation to be written off in the first year will be 10/55 of the cost of the asset less
estimated scrap value; and the depreciation for the second year will be 9/55 of the cost of asset
less estimated scrap value and so on.
The method is not yet in vogue in india; and its advantages are the same as those of the Reducing
Balance Method.
Illustration 3
M/s Raj & Co. purchased a machine for Rs. 1,00,000. Estimated useful life and scrap value
were 10 years and Rs. 12,000 respectively. The machine was put to use on 1.1.2004. Show
Machinery Account and Depreciation Account in their books for 2009 by using sum of years
digits method.
Depreciation Account
2009 Rs. 2009 Rs.
Dec. 31 To Machinery A/c 8,000 Dec. 31 By Profit and Loss A/c 8,000
8,000 8,000
Working Notes :
(1) Total of sum of digit of depreciation for 2004-2008
10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 7
= (Rs. 1,00,000 - Rs. 12,000)
10(10 + 1)
2
40
= Rs. 88,000 = Rs. 64,000
55
(2) Written down value as on 1-1-2008
Rs. 1,00,000 - Rs. 64,000 = Rs. 36,000
(3) Depreciation for 2009
5
(Rs. 1,00,000 - Rs. 12,000) = Rs. 8,000.
55
3.4 ANNUITY METHOD
This is a method of depreciation which also takes into account the element of interest on capital
outlay and seeks to write off the value of the asset as well as the interest lost over the life of the
asset. It assumes that the amount laid out in acquiring asset, if invested elsewhere, would have
earned interest which must be reckoned as part of the cost of asset. On that basis, the amount
of depreciation to be annually provided in the accounts is ascertained from the Annuity Tables,
to write off each year interest on the capital outlay as well as part of the capital sum at a rate
that the whole of the capital sum and interest accruing thereon would be written off over the
life of the asset. Though the amount written off annually is constant, the interest in the earlier
years being greater, only small amount of the capital outlay is written off. This proportion is
reversed with the passage of time. This method is eminently suitable for writing off the amounts
paid for long leases which involve a considerable capital outlay. It is not practicable to adopt
this method for writing off depreciation of plant and machinery on account of frequent changes
in the value of such assets which would necessitate the recalculation of the amount of
depreciation to be written off annually.
Relevant Journal entries are:
(1) For charging interest on asset account
Asset Account Dr.
To Interest Account
(2) For charging depreciation on asset
Depreciation Account Dr.
To Asset Account
(3) For transferring depreciation to Profit and Loss Account
Profit and Loss Account Dr.
To Depreciation Account
(4) For transferring interest to Profit and Loss Account
Interest Account Dr.
To Profit and Loss Account
Illustration 4
A lease is purchased on 1st January, 2006 for 4 years at a cost of Rs. 20,000. It is proposed to
depreciate the lease by the annuity method charging 5 percent interest. A reference to the
annuity table shows that to depreciate Re. 1 by annuity method over 4 years charging 5%
interest, one must write off a sum of Rs. 0.282012 [To write off Rs. 20,000 one has to write off
every year Rs. 5,640.24 i.e. 0.282012 20,000].
Show the Lease Account for four years and also the relevant entries in the profit and loss
account.
2009 2009
Dec.31 To S.F. Investment A/c 260 Jan. 1 By Balance b/d 6,660
To Lease A/c 10,000 May 9 By S.F. Investment A/c 200
Dec. 31 By Interest on S.F. 480
Investment A/c
By Depreciation A/c 2,920
(Balancing Figure)
10,260 10,260
Illustration 6
On the basis of the data given in the illustration 5, prepare Lease Account and Depreciation
Account for the years 2007-2009.
Solution
Lease Account
2007 Rs. 2007 Rs.
Jan.1 To Bank A/c 10,000 Dec. 31 By Balance c/d 10,000
10,000 10,000
2008 2008
Jan. 1 To Balance b/d 10,000 Dec.31 By Balance c/d 10,000
10,000 10,000
2009 2009
Jan.1 To Balance b/d 10,000 Dec. 31 By Sinking Fund A/c 10,000
10,000 10,000
Depreciation Account
2007 Rs. 2007 Rs.
Dec. 31 To Sinking Fund A/c 3,200 Dec. 31 By Profit & Loss A/c 3,200
3,200 3,200
2008 2008
Dec. 31 To Sinking Fund A/c 3,200 Dec. 31 By Profit & Loss A/c 3,200
3,200 3,200
2009 2009
Dec. 31 To Sinking Fund A/c 2,920 Dec. 31 By Profit & Loss A/c 2,920
2,920 2,920
3, 000
1-3 (Rs. 3,00,000 - Rs. 20,000) = Rs. 35,000
24, 000
1,800
7 - 10 (Rs. 3,00,000 - Rs. 20,000) = Rs. 21,000
24, 000
3.7 PRODUCTION UNITS METHOD
Under this method depreciation of the asset is determined by comparing the annual production
with the estimated total production. The amount of depreciation is computed by the use of
following method :
Production during the period
Depreciation for the period = Depreciable Amount
Estimated total production
The method is applicable to machines producing product of uniform specifications.
Illustration 8
A machine is purchased for Rs. 2,00,000. Its estimated useful life is 10 years with a residual
value of Rs. 20,000. The machine is expected to produce 1.5 lakh units during its life time.
Expected distribution pattern of production is as follows:
Year Production
1-3 20,000 units per year
4-7 15,000 units per year
8-10 10,000 units per year
Determine the value of depreciation for each year using production units method.
Solution
Statement showing Depreciation under Production Units Method
Year Annual Depreciation
20, 000
1-3 (Rs. 2,00,000 - Rs. 20,000) = Rs. 24,000
1, 50, 000
15, 000
4-7 (Rs. 2,00,000 - Rs. 20,000 ) = Rs. 18,000
1, 50, 000
10, 000
8-10 (Rs. 2,00,000 - Rs. 20,000) = Rs. 12,000
1, 50, 000
Illustration 10
A firm purchased on 1st January, 2008 certain machinery for Rs. 58,200 and spent Rs. 1,800 on
its erection. On July 1, 2008 another machinery for Rs. 20,000 was acquired. On 1st July, 2009
the machinery purchased on 1st January, 2008 having become obsolete was auctioned for
Rs. 38,600 and on the same date fresh machinery was purchased at a cost of Rs. 40,000.
Depreciation was provided for annually on 31st December at the rate of 10 per cent p.a. on
written down value. Prepare machinery account.
Solution
Machinery Account
Dr. Cr.
2008 Rs. 2008 Rs.
Jan. 1 To Bank A/c 58,200 Dec. 31 By Depreciation A/c 7,000
Jan. 1 To Bank A/c
erection charges 1,800 By Balance c/d 73,000
July 1 To Bank A/c 20,000
80,000 80,000
2009 2009
Jan. 1 To Balance b/d 73,000 July 1 By Depreciation on
sold machine 2,700
July 1 To Bank A/c 40,000 By Bank A/c 38,600
By Profit and Loss A/c 12,700
Dec. 31 By Depreciation A/c 3,900
By Balance c/d 55,100
1,13,000 1,13,000
Working Note:
Book Value of Machines
Machine Machine Machine
I II III
Rs. Rs. Rs.
Cost 60,000 20,000 40,000
Depreciation for 2008 6,000 1,000
Written down value 54,000 19,000
Depreciation for 2009 2,700 1,900 2,000
Written down value 51,300 17,100 38,000
Sale Proceeds 38,600
Loss on Sale 12,700
Depreciation is at the rate of 10% per annum on cost. It is the Company's policy to assume that
all purchases, sales or disposal of plant occurred on 30th June in the relevant year for the
purpose of calculating depreciation, irrespective of the precise date on which these events
occurred.
During 2009 the following transactions took place:
1. Purchase of plant and machinery amounted to Rs. 1,50,000
2. Plant that had been bought in 1998 for Rs. 17,000 was scrapped.
3. Plant that had been bought in 1999 for Rs. 9,000 was sold for 500.
4. Plant that had been bought in 2000 for Rs. 24,000 was sold for Rs. 1,500.
You are required to:
Calculate the provision for depreciation of plant and machinery for the year ended 31st
December, 2009. In calculating this provision you should bear in mind that it is the company's
policy to show any profit or loss on the sale or disposal of plant as a completely separate item
in the Profit and Loss Account.
Solution
Calculation of provision for depreciation of plant and machinery for the year ended 31st
December, 2009.
Plant purchased in: Rs. Rs.
1992 nil
1998 nil
1999 5,000
2000 1/2 year at 10% on Rs. 24,000 1,200
1 year at 10% on Rs. 46,000 4,600 5,800
2007 10% on Rs. 50,000 5,000
2008 10% on Rs. 30,000 3,000
2009 1/2 year at 10% on Rs. 1,50,000 7,500
26,300
Illustration 12
Prepare the following ledger accounts during 2009 from the information given in
illustration 11 :
(i) plant and machinery at cost ;
(ii) depreciation provision;
(iii) sales or disposal of plant and machinery.
Solution
(i) Plant and Machinery Account (for 2009) at Cost
Rs. Rs.
To Balance b/d 3,00,000 By Disposals account:
To Purchases A/c 1,50,000 Scrapped 17,000
Sold 33,000
By Balance c/d 4,00,000
4,50,000 4,50,000
Illustration 13
The Machinery Account of a Factory showed a balance of Rs. 1,90,000 on 1st January, 2009.
Its accounts were made up on 31st December each year and depreciation is written off at 10%
p.a. under the Diminishing Balance Method.
On 1st June 2009, a new machinery was acquired at a cost of Rs. 28,000 and installation
charges incurred in erecting the machine works out to Rs. 892 on the same date. On 1st June,
2009 a machine which had cost Rs. 4,374 on 1st January 2007 was sold for Rs. 750. Another
machine which had cost Rs. 437 on 1st January, 2008 was scrapped on the same date and it
realised nothing.
Write a plant and machinery account for the year 2009, allowing the same rate of depreciation
as in the past calculating depreciation to the nearest multiple of a Rupee.
Solution
Plant and Machinery Account
Dr. Cr.
2009 Rs. 2009 Rs.
Jan. 1 To Balance b/d 1,90,000 June 1 By Bank (Sales) 750
June. 1 To Bank By Depreciation (on
(28,000 + 892) 28,892 sold machine) 148
By Loss on sale 2,645
By Loss on scrapping
the machine 377
By Depreciation (on
scrapped machinery) 16
By Depreciation (Note iii) 20,291
By Balance c/d 1,94,665
2,18,892 2,18,892
Working Note :
(i) Calculation of loss on sale of machine on 1-6-2009
Rs.
Cost on 1-1-2007 4,374
Less : Depreciation @ 10% on Rs. 4,374 437
W.D.V. on 31-12-2007 3,937
Less : Depreciation @ 10% on Rs. 3,937 394
W.D.V. on 31-12-2008 3,543
Less : Depreciation @ 10% on Rs. 3,543 for 5 months 148
3,395
Less : Sale proceeds on 1-6-2009 750
Loss 2,645
(ii) Calculation of loss on scrapped machine
Rs.
Cost on 1-1-2008 437
Less : Depreciation @ 10% on Rs. 437 44
W.D.V. on 1-1-2009 393
Less : Depreciation @ 10% on Rs. 393 for 5 months 16
Loss 377
5, 000
10
1- = 26.247%
1, 05, 000
Depreciation already charged for the first 2 years as per straight line method is Rs. 20,000.
Retrospective computation of depreciation as per WDV method:
Cost of Machine Rs. 1,05,000
Less : Depreciation for the 1st year @ 26.247% Rs. 27,559
WDV at the beginning of 2nd year Rs. 77,441
Less : Depreciation for the 2nd year @ 26.247% 20,326
WDV at the beginning of 3rd year Rs. 57,115
Less : Depreciation for the 3rd year 14,991
42,124
(2) Written down value on the basis of 5% depreciation on straight line basis as at 31st Dec.,
2008.
Machine Machine
II III
Rs. Rs.
Cost 19,000 40,000
Depreciation for 2 years 1,900
Depreciation for 1/2 year 1,000
17,100 39,000
Total Rs. 56,100
(3) The book value appearing in the books is Rs. 53,390; Rs. 2,710 has to be written back to
make this figure Rs. 56,100.
Note : The rate of 10% is assumed to be per annum.
Illustration 15
Messers Mill and Wright commenced business on 1st January 2005, when they purchased
plant and equipment for Rs. 7,00,000. They adopted a policy of (i) charging depreciation at
15% per annum on diminishing balance basis and (ii) charging full year's depreciation on
additions.
Working Notes:
(1) In the year 2004 : Calculation of rate of depreciation as per WDV method
= 1 10 2, 00, 000 100 = 20.567%
20, 00, 000
2,80, 000
= 1 8 100 = 11.719%
7,58, 954
Working Notes
(1) WDV Rates :
Machine A Machine B
2006 & 2007 2008 onward
1 1
25, 000 10 75, 000 15
1- = 32.2% 1- = 18.4%
12, 25, 000 15, 75, 000
2008 onwards
1
25, 000 8
1- = 34.8 %
7, 63,113
(2) Retrospective effect of depreciation Machine A Machine B
WDV depreciation for 2006 3,94,450
WDV depreciation for 2007 2,67,437
WDV depreciation for 2008 2,65,563 2,89,800
9,27,450 2,89,800
Less : SLM depreciation already charged 3,85,000 1,00,000
for the above period
Shortfall 5,42,450 1,89,800
4. Amit Ltd. purchased a machine on 01.01.2006 for Rs 1,20,000. Installation expenses were
Rs 10,000. Residual value after 5 years Rs 5,000. On 01.07.2006, expenses for repairs were
incurred to the extent of Rs 2,000. Depreciation is provided under straight line method.
Depreciation rate = 10%. Annual Depreciation = _____.
(a) Rs. 13,000 (b) Rs. 17,000 (c) Rs. 21,000 (d) Rs. 25,000
5. Original cost = Rs.1,26,000; Salvage value = Nil; Useful life = 6 years. Depreciation for the
fourth year under sum of years digits method will be
(a) Rs.6,000 (c) Rs. 12,000 (c) Rs. 18,000 (d) Rs. 24,000
6. Which of the following statements is/are false?
I. The term depreciation, depletion and amortization convey the same meaning.
II. Provision for depreciation A/c is debited when provision for depreciation A/c is
created.
III. The main purpose of charging the profit and loss A/c with the amount of depreciation
is to spread the cost of an asset over its useful life for the purpose of income
determination.
(a) Only (I) above (b) Only (II) above
(c) Only (III) above (d) All (I) (II) and (III) above
7. Original cost = Rs 1,26,000. Salvage value = 6,000. Depreciation for 2nd year by Units of
Production Method, if units produced in 2nd year was 5,000 and total estimated production
50,000.
(a) Rs. 10,800 (b) Rs. 11,340 (c) Rs. 12,600 (d) Rs. 12,000
8. The number of production of similar units expected to be obtained from the use of an asset
by an enterprise is called as
(a) Unit life (b) Useful life
(c) Production life (d) Expected life
9. Which of the following is not true with regard to fixed assets?
(a) They are acquired for using them in the conduct of business operations
(b) They are not meant for resale to earn profit
(c) They can easily be converted into cash
(d) Depreciation at specified rates is to be charged on most of the fixed assets
10. Original cost = Rs 1,26,000. Salvage value = 6,000. Useful Life = 6 years. Annual depreciation
under SLM =
(a) Rs. 21,000 (b) Rs. 20,000 (c) Rs. 15,000 (d) Rs. 14,000
On the basis of the information given below answer questions 18 & 19.
Original Cost = Rs 1,00,000. Life = 5 years. Expected salvage value = Rs 2,000.
18. Depreciation for 3rd year as per straight line method is
(a) Rs. 12,800 (b) Rs. 19,600 (c) Rs. 20,000 (d) Rs. 20,400
19. Rate of depreciation p.a. = __________.
(a) 20.0% (b) 19.8% (c) 19.6% (d) 19.4%
On the basis of the information given below answer questions 20 to 26.
On April 01, 2008 the debit balance of the machinery account of A Ltd. was Rs.5,67,000. The
machine was purchased on April 01, 2006. The company charged depreciation at the rate of
10% per annum under diminishing balance method. On October 01, 2008, the company acquired
a new machine at a cost of Rs.60,000 and incurred Rs.6,000 for installation of the new machine.
The company decided to change the system of providing depreciation from the diminishing
balance method to the straight-line method with retrospective effect from April 01, 2006. The
rate of depreciation will remain the same. The company decided to make necessary adjustments
in respect of depreciation due to the change in the method in the year 2008-2009.
20. Cost of machinery on 01.04.2006 = ________.
(a) Rs. 5,67,000 (b) Rs. 6,30,000 (c) Rs. 7,00,000 (d) Rs. 7,77,778
21. Depreciation provided in 2006-07 = ______.
(a) Rs. 56,700 (b) Rs. 63,000 (c) Rs. 70,000 (d) Rs. 77,778
22. Depreciation provided in 2007-08 = ______.
(a) Rs. 51,030 (b) Rs. 56,700 (c) Rs. 63,000 (d) Rs. 70,000
23. Depreciation under new method for 2006-07 and 2007-08 = _______.
(a) Rs. 1,33,400 (b) Rs. 1,26,000 (c) Rs. 1,40,000 (d) Rs. 1,55,556
24. Further depreciation to be provided = ______.
(a) Rs. 5,670 (b) Rs. 6,300 (c) Rs. 7,000 (d) Rs. 7,778
25. Depreciation for the year 2008-09 = _________.
(a) Rs. 3,300 (b) Rs. 7,000 (c) Rs. 10,300 (d) Rs. 73,300
26. The balance outstanding to the debit of machinery account as on March 31, 2009 after
effecting the above changes was
(a) Rs. 5,45,700 (b) Rs. 5,52,700 (c) Rs. 5,46,000 (d) Rs. 5,49,400
On the basis of the information given below answer questions 27 & 28.
The balance in the accumulated provision for depreciation account of a company as at the
beginning of the year 2008-2009 was Rs. 2,00,000 when the original cost of the assets amounted
to Rs.10,00,000. The company charges 10% depreciation on a straight line basis for all the
assets including those which have been either purchased or sold during the year. One such
42. The depreciation expenditure for the 5th year under units-of-production method will be
(a) Rs.6,250 (b) Rs.12,500 (c) Rs.15,000 (d) Rs.31,250.
On the basis of the information given below answer questions 43 to 47.
Consider the following information:
I. Rate of depreciation under the written down method = 20%.
II. Original cost of the asset = Rs.1,00,000.
III. Residual value of the asset at the end of useful life = Rs.40,960.
43. The estimated useful life of the asset is
(a) 4 years (b) 5 years (c) 6 years (d) 7 years
44. Depreciation for 1st year =
(a) Rs. 20,000 (b) Rs. 16,000 (c) Rs. 12,800 (d) Rs. 10,240
45. Depreciation for 2nd year =
(a) Rs. 20,000 (b) Rs. 16,000 (c) Rs. 12,800 (d) Rs. 10,240
46. Depreciation for 3rd year =
(a) Rs. 20,000 (b) Rs. 16,000 (c) Rs. 12,800 (d) Rs. 10,240
47. Depreciation for 4th year =
(a) Rs. 20,000 (b) Rs. 16,000 (c) Rs. 12,800 (d) Rs. 10,240
On the basis of the information given below answer questions 48 and 49.
On October 1, 2005 two machines costing Rs.20,000 and Rs.15,000 respectively, were purchased.
On March 31, 2009, both the machines had to be discarded because of damage and had to be
replaced by two machines costing Rs.25,000 and Rs.20,000 respectively.
One of the discarded machine was sold for Rs.10,000 and against the other it was expected
that Rs.5,000 would be realized. The firm provides depreciation @15% on written down value
method.
48. Depreciation for the 2007-08 year =
(a) Rs. 2,625 (b) Rs. 4,856 (c) Rs. 4,128 (d) Rs. 3,509
49. The total amount of depreciation written off on the two machines till they were
discarded is
(a) Rs.21,000 (b) Rs.15,118 (c) Rs.13,595 (d) Rs.18,194
54. H Ltd. purchased a machinery on April 01, 2004 for Rs.3,00,000. It is estimated that the
machinery will have a useful life of 5 years after which it will have no salvage value. If the
company follows sum-of-the-years-digits method of depreciation, the amount of
depreciation charged during the year 2008-09 was
(a) Rs.1,00,000 (b) Rs.80,000 (c) Rs.60,000 (d) Rs.20,000.
55. On August 01, 2006, K Travels Ltd. bought four Matador vans costing Rs.1,20,000 each.
The company expected to fetch a scrap value of 25% of the cost price of the vehicles after
ten years. The vehicles were depreciated under the fixed installment method up to March
31, 2009. The rate of depreciation charged up to March 31, 2009 was
(a) 10.0% (b) 9.0% (c) 8.5% (d) 7.5%