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Computing Partial Period Depreciation under Multiple Depreciation Methods
To demonstrate the computations involved in several methods of depreciating a fixed asset, the following information is provided.
| Cost and residual value | Estimated service life | ||
| Acquisition cost | $20,000 | Years | 5 | 
| Residual value | $800 | Service hours | 16,000 | 
| Productive output (units) | 38,400 | 
Required
Compute the annual depreciation using each of the following methods assuming that the asset was purchased on August 1, 2020.
a. Sum-of-the-years’-digits method: Compute the depreciation amount for each year.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 
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| Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | 
b. Double-declining-balance method: Compute the depreciation amount for each year.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 
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| Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer | Answer |