Question

Doe, Inc. purchased a bulldozer at a cost of $300,000. The bulldozer has an estimated residual value of $20,000 and an estimated life of 10 years, or 15,000 hours of operation. The bulldozer was purchased on January 1, 2020 and was used 500 hours in 2020 and 3,000 hours in 2021. What method of depreciation will produce the maximum depreciation expense in 2021

Answer 1

Answer:

48,000

56,000

the unit of production method

Explanation:

Straight line depreciation expense = (Cost of asset - Salvage value) / useful life

($300,000 - $20,000) / 10 = $28,000

Depreciation expense using the double declining method = Depreciation factor x cost of the asset

Depreciation factor = 2 x (1/useful life)  

Depreciation in 2021 = 2/10 x $300,000 = $60,000

Book value in 2022 = $240,000

Depreciation in 2022 = 48,000

Unit of production = number of hours in 2022 / total number of hours) x (cost of asset -- savlage value)