Question: Mega Ltd., which has a May 31 year end, had its factory vandalized in August 2011. The vandals managed to completely destroy a valuable piece
Mega Ltd., which has a May 31 year end, had its factory vandalized in August 2011. The vandals managed to completely destroy a valuable piece of machinery. This was a custom-designed manufacturing asset included in class 43 and is the only asset in the class. The destroyed machinery had an original cost of $500,000 and an undepreciated capital cost of $71,430. Mega received insurance proceeds of $345,000 for the destroyed machinery. Due to advances in technology, a new machine cost only $280,000 and was in place for use by December 1, 2011.
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