High School
on January 1, Year 1, Pell Corp. purchased a machine having an estimated useful life of 10 years and no salvage. The machine was depreciated by the double declining balance method for both financial statement and income tax reporting. on January 1, Year 6, Pell changed to the straight-line method for financial statement reporting but not for income tax reporting. Accumulated depreciation at December 31, Year 5, was $560,000. If the straight-line method had been used, the accumulated depreciation at December 31, Year 5, would have been $420,000. Pell's enacted income tax rate for Year 6 and thereafter is 30%. The amount shown in the Year 6 income statement for the cumulative effect of changing to the straight-line method should be: ___________a. $98,000 debit.b. $98,000 credit.c. $140,000 credit.d. $0.