ATC 8-1 Business Applications Case: Understanding Real-World Annual Reports

Obtain the Target Corporation’s annual report at http://investors.target.com using the instructions in Appendix B, and use it to answer the following questions:

a. What method of depreciation does Target use?

b. What types of intangible assets does Target have?

c. What are the estimated lives that Target uses for the various types of long-term assets?

d. As of January 28, 2017 (2016 fiscal year), what is the original cost of Target’s land, buildings and improvements, and fixtures and equipment?

e. What was Target’s depreciation expense and amortization expense for 2016?

ATC 8-2 Group Assignment: Different Depreciation Methods

Sweet’s Bakery makes cakes, pies, and other pastries that it sells to local grocery stores. The company experienced the following transactions during Year 1:

1. Started business by acquiring $60,000 cash from the issue of common stock.
2. Purchased bakery equipment for $46,000.
3. Had sales in Year 1 amounting to $42,000.
4. Paid $8,200 of cash for supplies, which were all used during the year to make baked goods.
5. Incurred other operating expenses of $12,000 for Year 1.
6. Recorded depreciation assuming the equipment had a four-year life and a $6,000 salvage value. The MACRS recovery period is five years.
7. Paid income tax. The rate is 30 percent.

Required

a. Organize the class into three sections and divide each section into groups of three to five students. Assign each section a depreciation method: straight-line, double-declining-balance, or MACRS.

Group Task

Prepare an income statement and balance sheet using the preceding information and the depreciation method assigned to your group.

Class Discussion

b. Have a representative of each section put its income statement on the board. Are there differences in net income? In the amount of income tax paid? How will these differences in the amount of depreciation expense change over the life of the equipment?