Question

On January 1, Year 1, Marino Moving Company paid $48,000 cash to purchase a truck. The truck was expected to have a four useful life and an $8,000 salvage value. If Marino uses the straight-line method, the amount of depreciation expense recognized on the Year 2 income statement is:

Answer 1

Answer:

$10,000

Explanation:

Depreciation is charged to every asset based on the life and usage of such asset.

Straight line depreciation method charges equivalent depreciation each year of the useful life of the asset.

Here, as provided straight line depreciation = $\frac{Cost\ of\ asset\ - Salvage\ value}{Life\ of\ asset}$

Here, cost of asset = $48,000

Salvage value = $8,000

Thus, numerator in fraction = $48,000 - $8,000 = $40,000

Useful life of the asset = 4 years

Therefore, depreciation expense for each year = $\frac{40,000}{4\ years} = 10,000$

It will be same for each year, therefore, depreciation expense for year 2 = $10,000