Question

Moped, Inc. purchased machinery at a cost of $44,000 on January 1, 2017. The expected useful life is 5 years and the asset is expected to have salvage value of $4,000. Moped depreciates its assets using the double-declining balance method. What is the firm's depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2017?

Answer 1

Answer:

Annual depreciation= $16,000

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Purchase price= $44,000

Useful life= 5 years

Salvage value= $4,000

To calculate the depreciation expense under the double-declining balance, we need to use the following formula:

Annual depreciation= 2*[(book value)/estimated life (years)]

Annual depreciation= 2*[(44,000 - 4,000) / 5]

Annual depreciation= 16,000