Kleener Co. acquired a new delivery truck at the beginning of its current fiscal

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Kleener Co. acquired a new delivery truck at the beginning of its current fiscal year. The truck cost $20,000 and has an estimated useful life of four years and an estimated salvage value of $4,800.

(a)

Calculate depreciation expense for each year of the truck's life using Straight-line depreciation. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

(b)

Calculate depreciation expense for each year of the truck's life using Double-declining-balance depreciation. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Calculate the truck's net book value at the end of its third year of use under each depreciation  method.(Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Assume that Kleener Co. had no more use for the truck after the end of the third year and that at the beginning of the fourth year it had an offer from a buyer who was willing to pay $6,320 for the truck. Should the depreciation method used by Kleener Co. affect the decision to sell the truck?

Kleener Co. acquired a new delivery truck at the beginning of its current fiscal year. The truck cost $20,000 and has an estimated useful life of four years and an estimated salvage value of $4,800.

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