Financial Accounting

year totaled $30 million. Morzani, Inc., depreciates plant assets over eight years using the straight-line method and no residual value Morzani, Inc., paid $240 million for plant assets at the beginning of 2016. At the start of 2017, Morzani changed its method of accounting for depreciation to the double-declining-balance method. The year 2017 is expected to be the same as 2016, except for the change in depreciation method. Requirement 1. If Morzani had been using double-declining-balance method depreciation all along, how much net income can Morzani, Inc. expect to earn during 2017? Ignore income tax. Complete the following table to determine the expected net income. (Enter amounts in millions as provided to you in the problem statement. Use a minus sign or parentheses to show a decrease in net income. Abbreviation used: DDB double-declining- balance.) Millions Difference in depreciation for 2017: Change in net income Net income Morzani can expect for fiscal 2017 if the company uses DDB depreciation