Fellingham Corporation Purchased Equipment on January 1, 2007, for $200,000

Multiple Choice

Fellingham Corporation purchased equipment on January 1, 2007, for $200,000. The company estimated the equipment would have a useful life of 10 years with a $20,000 residual value. Fellingham uses the straight-line depreciation method. Early in 2009, Fellingham reassessed the equipment's condition and determined that its total useful life would be only six years in total and that it would have no salvage value. How much would Fellingham report as depreciation on this equipment for 2009?

A) $24,000
B) $27,333
C) $36,000
D) $41,000 This is a change in estimate, so the remaining deprecation will be spread over the remaining useful life.Accumulated depreciation at 12/31/08 = 2 [($200,000 20,000) 10] = $36,000
Book value at 12/31/08 = $200,000 36,000 = $164,000
Annual depreciation after change in estimate = $164,000 4 = $41,000