Question

On January 1, Year 1, the City Taxi Company purchased a new taxi cab for $36,000. The cab has an expected salvage value of $2,000. The company estimates that the cab will be driven 200,000 miles over its life. It uses the units-of-production method to determine depreciation expense. The cab was driven 45,000 miles the first year and 48,000 the second year. What would be the depreciation expense reported on the Year 2 income statement and the book value of the taxi, respectively, at the end of Year 2?
a. $8,640 and $19,260
b. $8,640 and $17,260
c. $8,160 and $20,190
d. $8,160 and $18,190

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

Activity method based on output = (output produced that year / total output of the machine) x (Cost of asset - Salvage value)

year 2 = (48,000 / 200,000) x (36,000 - 2000) = 8160

book value = cost of asset - accumulated depreciation

accumulated depreciation = year 1 + year 2's depreciation

year 1 =  (45,000 / 200,000) x (36,000 - 2000) =

- 200,000 - (7650 + 8160) =