Question

Marlow Company purchased a point of sale system on January 1 for $6,500. This system has a useful life of 5 years and a salvage value of $950. What would be the depreciation expense for the second year of its useful life using the double-declining-balance method

Answer 1

Answer:

$1,560

Explanation:

The computation of the depreciation expense for the second year of its useful life is shown below:

First depreciation rate is

= 1 ÷ 5 ×2

= 40%

Now the depreciation expense for one year is

= 40% of $6,500

= $2,600

Now the depreciation expense for the second year is

= ($6,500 - $2,600) ×40%

= $1,560