Question

14. On January 1, Nick Co. purchased a delivery truck for $60,000. The truck's salvage value is $2,000, and its estimated useful life is 10 years. The productive life of the truck is estimated to be 100,000 miles. During the first year, the truck was driven 19,000 miles. Nick uses the double-declining balance method of depreciation. What amount of depreciation expense should Nick record for the first year

Answer 1

Answer: $12000

Explanation:

The amount of depreciation expense that Nick should record for the first year will be:

The depreciation will be:

= 1/no. of years

= 1/10

= 10%

Then, the rate of depreciation for double-declining will be:

= 10% × 2

= 20%

Then, the depreciation for the first year will be:

= $60000 × 20%

= $60000 × 0.2

= $12000

Therefore, the amount of depreciation expense that Nick should record for the first year is $12000.

Depreciation expense should Nick record for the first year is $12000