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Finx, Inc., purchased a truck for $35,000. The truck is expected to be driven 15,000 miles per year over a five-year period and then sold for approximately $5,000. Determine depreciation for the first year of the truck’s useful life by the straight-line.
Cost of truck = $35,000
Useful life = 5 years
Residual value = $5,000
Annual depreciation expense = (Cost of truck - Residual value)/Useful life
= (35,000-5,000)/5
= $6,000
Depreciation expense for year 1 = $6,000