Question

On December 31, 2010, Company Parent issued a 3-year, 10% annual coupon bond with a face value of $100,000.

In 2011, Company Parent purchases digital recording machinery for $55,000. The equipment has an estimated useful life of five years and an estimated salvage value of $11,000. The company expects to produce 20,000 units of output using this machinery, with 6,000 units in each of the first two years, 3,000 units in the next two years, and 2,000 units in the fifth year.

Suppose that we are given the following:

• December 31, 2014 Company Parent (the investor) invests $10,000 in return for 28% of the common shares of Company New (the investee).
  • During 2015, Company New earns $5,000 and pays dividends of $1,000.
  • During 2016, Company New earns $7,000 and pays dividends of $1,500.

Suppose that on January 1, 2016, Company Parent acquires 80% of the common stock of Company Subsidiary by paying $18,000 in cash to the shareholders of Company Subsidiary. The pre-acquisition income statements are as follows:

Income statements December 31, 2010	Company Parent	Company Subsidiary
Revenue	$70,000	$30,000
Expenses	-40,000	-16,000
Net income	$30,000	$14,000
Dividends paid		$9,000

2. Calculate depreciation expense for digital recording machinery under straight-line, double-declining balance and units-of-production methods. Please explain your outcomes.

Answer 1