Question

This company purchased a truck at a cost of $12,000. The truck has an estimated residual value of $2,000 and an estimated life of 5 years, or 100,000 hours of operation. The truck was purchased on January 1, 2019, and was used 27,000 hours in 2019 and 26,000 hours in 2020. Refer to Flower Power. If the company uses the double-declining-balance depreciation method, what amount is the depreciation expense for 2020

Answer 1

Answer:

Annual depreaciation 2020= $2,400

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Purchase price= $12,000

Salvage value= $2,000

Useful life= 5 years

To calculate the depreciation expense under the double-declining balance, we need to use the following formula:

Annual depreciation= 2*[(book value)/estimated life (years)]

2019:

Annual depreaciation= 2*[(12,000 - 2,000) / 5]

Annual depreaciation= 4,000

2020:

Annual depreaciation= 2*[(10,000 - 4,000) / 5]

Annual depreaciation= $2,400