About Lesson
1.The life of many machines is often longer than the normal expectations.
2.In case of minor repair, use of oil and lubrication, etc. normally no extra depreciation is charged. If, however, machines are reconditioning or buildings are repaired or remodeled to an extent to appreciably increase their value within the accounting year. A convenient procedure is to add the cost of the repairs to the existing value of the asset.
- In case of small tools, they are considered to be used up within one year. Assume 100% depreciation on them.
- If machine is purchased as second hand, the number of the years it has been used and the original price may not be known, the logical procedure in this case is to estimate the remaining years of its life and begin depreciation on the purchase price.
- When the livestock is in breeding stage or appreciation phase, revaluation method will be more useful. But, when they start depreciating say after 3rd year, in case of bullocks, straight-line would be appropriate.