Answered>Order 1847

The Max Company began its operations on January 1, 2016, and used an accelerated method of depreciation for its machinery and equipment. On January 1, 2018, Max adopted the straight-line method of depreciation. The following information is available regarding depreciation expense for each method:

 AcceleratedStraight-lineYearDepreciationDepreciation2016$ 175,000$ 150,0002017200,000180,0002018245,000230,000

What is the before-tax cumulative effect on prior years’ income that would be reported as of January 1, 2018, due to changing to a different depreciation method?

$0

an increase of $45,000

a decrease of $45,000

an increase of $60,000