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Dexter Industries purchased packaging equipment on January 8 for $72,000. The equipment was expected to have a useful life of three years, or 18,000 operating hours, and a residual value of $4,500. The equipment was used for 7,600 hours during Year 1, 6,000 hours in Year 2, and 4,400 hours in Year 3.
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1. | Determine the amount of depreciation expense for the three years ending December 31, by (a) the straight-line method, (b) the units-of-activity method, and (c) the double-declining-balance method. Also determine the total depreciation expense for the three years by each method. (Note: For DECLINING BALANCE ONLY, round the multiplier to five decimal places. Then round the answer for each year to the nearest whole dollar.) |
2. | What method yields the highest depreciation expense for Year 1? |
3. | What method yields the most depreciation over the three-year life of the equipment? |
1. Determine the amount of depreciation expense for the three years ending December 31, by (a) the straight-line method, (b) the units-of-activity method, and (c) the double-declining-balance method. Also determine the total depreciation expense for the three years by each method. (Note: For DECLINING BALANCE ONLY, round the multiplier to five decimal places. Then round the answer for each year to the nearest whole dollar.)
Depreciation Expense |
1 |
Year |
Straight-Line Method |
Units-of-Activity Method |
Double-Declining-Balance Method |
2 |
Year 1 |
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3 |
Year 2 |
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4 |
Year 3 |
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5 |
Total |
2. What method yields the highest depreciation expense for Year 1?
Straight-line method
Units-of-output method
Double-declining-balance method
All three depreciation methods
3. What method yields the most depreciation over the three-year life of the equipment?
Straight-line method
Units-of-output method
Double-declining-balance method
All three depreciation methods