Sierra Nevada Water Corporation paid $270,000 to purchase equipment for use in its manufacturing operations. In addition, Sierra Nevada Water Corporation incurred the following expenditures relating to the equipment:

$1,500 freight to have the equipment shipped to its manufacturing facility

$750 insurance while the equipment was in transit

$3,200 for special steel and concrete reinforcements used to house the equipment in the factory

$1,200 for a one-year insurance policy on the equipment after it has been installed

$300 to test the equipment before it is placed in service

$400 for maintenance costs during the first year of service

Required:

Calculate the cost of the equipment that would be capitalize on the balance sheet.

Small Valley Ltd. purchased machinery on January 2, 2015, at a total cost of $85,000. The machinery's estimated useful life is 8 years or 60,000 hours, and its residual value is $5,000. The tax rate for CCA is 30%. During 2015 and 2016, the machinery was used 7,000 and 7,500 hours, respectively.

Required:

1. Compute depreciation under straight-line, units-of-production, and declining-balance methods for 2015 and 2016.

2. If managements objective in 2015 is to maximize income which method would you prefer? If it was income smoothing which method would you prefer?

3. It was decided in 2015 that Small Valley would use the straight-line method of depreciation. In December 30, 2016 Small Valley sold the equipment for $55,000 cash. Prepare ALL journal entries relating to the equipment and disposal in 2016.

4. It was decided in 2015 that Small Valley would use the deminishing balance method of depreciation. In December 30, 2016 Small Valley sold the equipment for $55,000 cash. Prepare ALL journal entries relating to the equipment and disposal in 2016.

5. Looking at your answers in part c) and d) explain why there was a difference in the gain or loss recorded from the sale of the equipment.