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Depreciation by Three Methods; Partial Years
Perdue Company purchased equipment on April 1 for $48,870. The equipment was expected to have a useful life of three years, or 4,320 operating hours, and a residual value of $1,350. The equipment was used for 800 hours during Year 1, 1,500 hours in Year 2, 1,300 hours in Year 3, and 720 hours in Year 4.
Required:
Determine the amount of depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, and Year 4, by (a) the straight-line method, (b) units-of-activity method, and (c) the double-declining-balance method.
Note: FOR DECLINING BALANCE ONLY, round the multiplier to four decimal places. Then round the answer for each year to the nearest whole dollar.
a. Straight-line method
Year | Amount |
Year 1 | $ |
Year 2 | $ |
Year 3 | $ |
Year 4 | $ |
b. Units-of-activity method
Year | Amount |
Year 1 | $ |
Year 2 | $ |
Year 3 | $ |
Year 4 | $ |
c. Double-declining-balance method
Year | Amount |
Year 1 | $ |
Year 2 | $ |
Year 3 | $ |
Year 4 | $ |