Red House, Inc. purchases a machine at the beginning of the…

Red House, Inc. purchases a machine at the beginning of the year at a cost of $24,000. The machine is depreciated using the straight-line method. The machine’s useful life is estimated to be 5 years with a $4,000 salvage value. The book value of the machine at the end of year 2 is:

Tuscon Rentals leases office space for $7,000 per month. On…

Tuscon Rentals leases office space for $7,000 per month. On January 3, Tuscon incurs $65,000 to improve the leased office space. These improvements are expected to yield benefits for 8 years. Tuscon has 5 years remaining on its lease. Compute the amount of expense that should be recorded the first year related to the improvements.