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Exact Photo Service purchased a new color printer at the beginning of 2018 for $

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Question

Exact Photo Service purchased a new color printer at the beginning of 2018 for $42,800. The printer is expected to have a four-year useful life and a $1,712 salvage value. The expected print production is estimated at 1,500,000 pages. Actual print production for the four years was as follows:

The printer was sold at the end of 2021 for $2,112.

Calculate the amount of gain or loss from the sale of the asset under each of the depreciation methods. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with minus sign.)

2018 545,300 2019 479,400 2020 383,200 2021 385,600 Total 1,793,500

Explanation / Answer

Depreciation under Double declining balance method = (cost - accumulated depreciation) / useful life * 2

Accumulated depreciation in 2018 = $0

Depreciation expense in 2018 = ($42,800 - 0) / 4 * 2 = $21,400

Accumulated depreciation in 2019 = $21,400

Depreciation expense in 2019 = ($42,800-$21,400) / 4 * 2 = $10,700

Accumulated depreciation in 2020 = $21,400+$10,700 = $32,100

Depreciation expense in 2020 = ($42,800-$32,100) / 4 * 2 = $5,350

Accumulated depreciation in 2021 = $32,100 + $5,350 = $37,450

Depreciation expense in 2021 = ($42,800-$37,450) / 4 * 2 = $2,675

Accumulated depreciation = $21,400 + $10,700 + $5,350 + $2,675 = $40,125

Book value = Cost - Accumulated depreciation

= $42,800 - $40,125

= $2,675

Loss = Book value - Sale price

= $2,675 - $2,112

= $563

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Under the units of production method, Depreciation expense per page = (cost - salvage value) / number of pages

= ($42,800 - $1,712) / 150,000

= 0.027392

Accumulated depreciation = $14,937 + $13,132 + $10,497 + $2,522

= $41,088

Book value = Cost - Accumulated depreciation

= $42,800 - $41,088

= $1,712

Gain = Sale price - Book value

= $2,112 - $1,712

= $400

Double declining balance 2018 $21,400 2019 $10,700 2020 $5,350 2021 $2,675
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