On january 2, 2018, the jackson company purchased equipment to be used in its manufacturing process. the equipment has an estimated life of eight years and an estimated residual value of $30,625. the expenditures made to acquire the asset were as follows: purchase price $ 154,000freight charges 2,000installation charges 4,000jackson’s policy is to use the double-declining-balance (ddb) method of depreciation in the early years of the equipment’s life and then switch to straight line halfway through the equipment’s life. required: 1. calculate depreciation for each year of the asset’s eight-year life.

The mccolls have made an offer on a new home. the home is new construction and scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. they provide a purchase deposit--a check in the amount of $40,000--to their agent, suzette. suzette, at the broker's direction, deposits the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account within two business days of receipt of the funds. did suzette follow the proper procedures? a. no, the check should not have been cashed. if a check is used as an earnest money deposit, it is to be held until acceptance of the offer. the seller must also be informed the buyer's check is being held and not negotiated.b. yes, suzette deposited the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account as directed. she also deposited the check within three business days of receipt. unless there were written instructions to hold the check until acceptance of the offer, the check may be cashed.c. no, suzette needed to deposit the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account within two days of receipt, not necessarily two business days.d. both a and c