Tanzin Textile is thinking to purchase modern equipment costs and other relevant information are as follows

Question

Tanzin Textile is thinking to purchase modern equipment costs and other relevant information are as follows:

ParticularsTaka
Purchase price2,00,000
Installation charge30,000
Import duty at the rate of 20% of the purchase price
Freight and insurance10,000
Dock charge10,000
Working capital required60,000
Scrap value40,000
Expected life8 years

Requirement:

  • a. Calculate initial investment.
  • b. And also calculate annual depreciation using the straight-line method.

Solution

Working Notes:

  1. Import Duty:
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  1. Total Cost of Asset (Capitalized Cost of Equipment):
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Requirement (a): Calculation of Initial Investment

The Initial Investment includes the total cost of acquiring and setting up the asset plus any working capital required.

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Answer (a): The initial investment required is Tk. 3,50,000.

Requirement (b): Calculation of Annual Depreciation (Straight-Line Method)

(Note: Working capital is not depreciable, so depreciation is calculated only on the cost of the asset).

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Answer (b): The annual depreciation using the straight-line method is Tk. 31,250 per year.

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