In: Accounting
Paper Printing Company purchased a copy machine for
$ 65 comma 000$65,000
on January 1, 2010. The copy machine had an estimated useful life of five years or
1 comma 000 comma 0001,000,000
copies. Paper Printing estimated the copy machine's salvage value to be
$ 5 comma 000$5,000.
The company made
250 comma 000250,000
copies in 2010 and
190 comma 000190,000
copies in 2011.Requirements
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1. Calculate the depreciation expense for each year using the straight line method.
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Now we can determine the depreciation per unit. (Round to two decimal places.)
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Cost per copy |
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Now that the cost per unit has been established we can now depreciate the copy machine based on the number of copies produced.
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2. Which method portrays the actual use of this asset more accurately? Explain your answer.
When using straight-line depreciation the depreciation expense
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is higher at the end of life of the asset
is lower at the end of the life of the asset
remains the same every year
. Straight-line depreciation assumes that the asset will be used
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equally
less
more
every year. Activity depreciation is also known as
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straight line
units of production
double declining balance
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actual
estimated
number of units produced.
Depreciation expenses using the SLM method | ||||||
Annual depreciation(SLM Method) | ||||||
Cost | Salvage value | expected life(in year) | Depreciation | |||
$65000 | $5000 | 5 | 65000-5000/5years | |||
$12000 | ||||||
Depreciation = cost - salvage value/ expected life | ||||||
Depreciation cost per unit = Depreciable amount / total units | ||||||
= $ 60000/$1000000 | ||||||
0.06 | ||||||
therefore the cost per unit is $ 0.060 | ||||||
Depreciation exp using the activity method | ||||||
Annual Depreciation(activity method) | ||||||
year | no of copies made(1) | depreciation per unit(2) | annual depreciation(1*2) | |||
2010 | $ 2,50,000.00 | $ 0.06 | $ 15,000.00 | |||
2011 | $ 1,90,000.00 | $ 0.06 | $ 11,400.00 | |||
Activity method records the assets actual use more accurately than the straight line method | ||||||
activity method track the assets use more comprehensive than the straight line method | ||||||
therefore it is better method |