Question

On January 1, 2018, Hobart Mfg. Co. purchased a drill press at a cost of $33,600. The drill press is expected to last 10 years and has a residual value of $6,400. During its 10-year life, the equipment is expected to produce 500,000 units of product. In 2018 and 2019, 27,000 and 88,000 units, respectively, were produced.
Required:
Compute depreciation for 2018 and 2019 and the book value of the drill press at December 31, 2018 and 2019, assuming the sum-of- the-years'-digits method is used.

Answer 1

Answer:

2018 = $4,945.46

2019 -  $4,450.91

Explanation:

sum-of- the-years'-digits depreciation expense =( number of useful lives remaining / sum of the years ) x (Cost of asset - residual value)

sum of the years = 1 +2 +3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 = 55

depreciation expense in 2018 = (10 / 55 ) x ( $33,600 - $6,400) = $27,200 X 0.181818 = $4,945.46

depreciation expense in 2018 = (9 / 55 ) x ( $33,600 - $6,400) = $27,200 X 0.163636 = $4,450.91