Question

A plant asset was purchased on January 1 for $140000 with an estimated salvage value of $20000 at the end of its useful life. The current year's Depreciation Expense is $10000 calculated on the straight-line basis and the balance of the Accumulated Depreciation account at the end of the year is $40000. The remaining useful life of the plant asset is

Answer 1

useful life= 12 years

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Purchase price= $140,000

Salvage value= $20,000

Annual depreciation= $10,000

To calculate the useful life, we need to use the straight-line method formula:

Annual depreciation= (original cost - salvage value)/estimated life (years)

10,000= (140,00 - 20,000) / useful life

10,000useful life = 120,000

useful life= 120,000 / 10,000

useful life= 12 years