Answer:
1. Compute Northeast USA's depreciation for the first two years on the plane using the straight-line method, theunits-of-production method, and the double-declining balance method.
a. Straight-line method Using the straight-line method, depreciation is $9,600,000
straight line depreciation = ($53,200,000 - $5,200,000) / 5 = $9,600,000
depreciation expense year 1 = $9,600,000
depreciation expense year 2 = $9,600,000
b. Units-of-production method (Round the depreciation per unit of output to two decimal places to compute your final answers.) Using the units-of-production method, depreciation is $7.384615 per mile
depreciation expense per unit of production = ($53,200,000 - $5,200,000) / 6,500,000 = $7.384615 per mile
depreciation expense year 1 = $7.384615 x 900,000 = $6,646,153.50
depreciation expense year 2 = $7.384615 x 1,400,000 = $10,338,461
c. Double-declining balance method
depreciation expense year 1 = 2 x 1/5 x $53,200,000 = $21,280,000
depreciation expense year 2 = 2 x 1/5 x $31,920,000 = $12,768,000
