Question

University Car Wash built a deluxe car wash across the street from campus. The new machines cost $213,000 including installation. The company estimates that the equipment will have a residual value of $19,500. University Car Wash also estimates it will use the machine for six years or about 12,500 total hours. Actual use per year was as follows:
Year Hours Used
1 3,000
2 1,200
3 1,300
4 2,700
5 2,500
6 1,800

2. Prepare a depreciation schedule for six years using the double-declining-balance method. (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)


Depreciation Accumulated Depreciation Book Value

3. Prepare a depreciation schedule for six years using the activity-based method. (Round your "Depreciation Rate" to 2 decimal places and use this amount in all subsequent calculations.)


Same criteria as above

Answer 1

Answer:

Please refer explanation and tables attached

Explanation:

1. Double-declining balance Method:

This is where the asset's value is depreciated at twice the rate than the straight line method. The depreciation amounts would be higher in the early years of the asset's life and gradually reduce towards the end. Hence, it does not mean that the depreciation amount would be higher than the straight line basis.

Straight Line depreciation per year = 1/6* x 100 = 16.67%

*as it is useful for six years

Hence double-depreciation value = 16.67% x 2 = 33.34%

It is calculated as depreciation rate x book value of asset at the beginning of the period.

Please refer attached table one for all years depreciation.

2. Activity based depreciation is whereby an asset is depreciated based on the asset’s activity such as the number of hours worked or the number of units produced, during a particular period of time. Activity based depreciation per year is calculated as:

[(Cost - Salvage value) x activity performed during the period] / Total estimated life activity of the asset

Please refer attached table two for all years depreciation.