Question

On January 1, 2014, Evers Company purchased the following machine for use in its production process:

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Calculate the amount of depreciation expense that Evers should record each year of its useful life under the following assumptions. Show your workings.

(1) Straight-line method

depreciable value = $180,000 - $10,000 = $170,000 / 4 = $42,500 per year (same for each year)

(2) Double declining balance method

depreciation expense year 2014 = $180,000 x 1/4 x 2 = $90,000

depreciation expense year 2015 = $90,000 x 1/4 x 2 = $45,000

depreciation expense year 2016 = $45,000 x 1/4 x 2 = $22,500

depreciation expense year 2017 = $22,500

(3) Units-of-activity method and estimates that the useful life of machine is 125,000 units. Actual usage is as follows: 2014, 45,000 units; 2015, 35,000 units; 2016, 25,000 units; 2017, 20,000 units.

depreciation expense per unit = $170,000 / 125,000 units = $1.36

depreciation expense year 2014 = $1.36 x 45,000 = $61,200

depreciation expense year 2015 = $1.36 x 35,000 = $47,600

depreciation expense year 2016 = $1.36 x 25,000 = $34,000

depreciation expense year 2017 = $1.36 x 20,000 = $27,200

b) Which method used to calculate depreciation reports the highest amount of depreciation expense in year 1?

double declining balance

The highest in year 4?

straight line method

The highest total amount over the 4-year period?

double declining balance