In: Accounting
On January 1, 2012, Bushong Company purchased equipment at a cost of $12,600. The equipment had an estimated useful life of 6 years or 30,000 hours. The equipment will have a $1,200 salvage value at the end of its life. The equipment was used 6,500 hours in 2012. The depreciation expense for the year ending December 31, 2012, using the units-of-production method would be:
Annual depreciation=(Cost-Residual value)/Useful Life
=(12600-1200)/30,000
=$0.38 per hour
Hence depreciation expense would be=0.38*6500
=$2470