Whispering Company is in the process of preparing its financial statements for 2020. Assume that no entries for depreciation have been recorded in 2020. The following information related to depreciation of fixed assets is provided to you.

1.		Whispering purchased equipment on January 2, 2017, for $89,500. At that time, the equipment had an estimated useful life of 10 years with a $4,500 salvage value. The equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis. On January 2, 2020, as a result of additional information, the company determined that the equipment has a remaining useful life of 4 years with a $2,800 salvage value.
2.		During 2020, Whispering changed from the double-declining-balance method for its building to the straight-line method. The building originally cost $280,000. It had a useful life of 10 years and a salvage value of $28,000. The following computations present depreciation on both bases for 2018 and 2019.

		2019		2018
Straight-line		$25,200		$25,200
Declining-balance		44,800		56,000

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Whispering purchased a machine on July 1, 2018, at a cost of $110,000. The machine has a salvage value of $20,000 and a useful life of 8 years. Whisperings bookkeeper recorded straight-line depreciation in 2018 and 2019 but failed to consider the salvage value.

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	(To record current year depreciation.)
	(To correct prior year depreciation.)

Show comparative net income for 2019 and 2020. Income before depreciation expense was $290,000 in 2020, and was $280,000 in 2019. (Ignore taxes.)

WHISPERING COMPANY Comparative Income Statements For the Years 2020 and 2019
		2020		2019
Income before depreciation expense		$		$
Depreciation expense

Net income		$		$