At December 31, 2017, the following data were available for a building owned by NU Company: Building
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At December 31, 2017, the following data were available for a building owned by NU Company:
Building cost ........................................................................................ $800,000
Accumulated depreciation—building ............................................ 600,000
Estimated residual value at end of useful life .............................. 50,000
Estimated remaining useful life ....................................................... 10 years
A small room was built on the back of the building at a cost of $50,000. The room was completed on June 30, 2018, and was used as office space commencing July 2, 2018. The company uses the straight-line depreciation method and accounts for partial years using the number of months the asset is available for use.
Required:
How much is the impact of this expenditure on income before taxes for 2018?
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