1. Bellatech is a leader in manufacturing computer chips, which is very capital-intensive. Because the production processes in computer chip manufacturing require sophisticated and rapidly changing technology, production and manufacturing assets in the chip industry tend to have relatively short useful lives.

The following summary information relates to Bellatech property, plant, and

equipment for 2009 and 2010:

Bellatech (amounts in millions)	2009	2010
Property, Plant, and Equipment, at cost	$ 46,052	$ 48,088
Accumulated Depreciation	$(29,134)	$(30,544)
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net	$ 16,918	$ 17,544
Depreciation Expense		$ 4,360
Capital Expenditures, net		$ 5,200

Required

Assume that Bellatech depreciates all property, plant, and equipment using the straight-line

depreciation method and zero salvage value. Assume that Intel spends $6,000 on new

depreciable assets in Year 1 and does not sell or retire any property, plant, and equipment

during Year 1.

a. Compute the average useful life that Bellatech used for depreciation in 2010.

b. Project total depreciation expense for Year 1 using the following steps: (i) project

depreciation expense for Year 1 on existing property, plant, and equipment at the

end of 2010; (ii) project depreciation expense on capital expenditures in Year 1

assuming that Intel takes a full year of depreciation in the first year of service; and

(iii) sum the results of (i) and (ii) to obtain total depreciation expense for Year 1.

c. Project the Year 1 ending balance in property, plant, and equipment, both at cost

and net of accumulated depreciation.