Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

Sunland Corporation purchased a new machine for its assembly process on August 1

ID: 2530547 • Letter: S

Question

Sunland Corporation purchased a new machine for its assembly process on August 1, 2017. The cost of this machine was $174,492. The company estimated that the machine would have a salvage value of $19,092 at the end of its service life. Its life is estimated at 5 years, and its working hours are estimated at 21,200 hours. Year-end is December 31.

Compute the depreciation expense under the following methods. Each of the following should be considered unrelated. (Round depreciation rate per hour to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.35 for computational purposes. Round your answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 45,892.)

(a) Straight-line depreciation for 2017 $

(b) Activity method for 2017, assuming that machine usage was 840 hours $

(c) Sum-of-the-years'-digits for 2018 $

(d) Double-declining-balance for 2018 $

Explanation / Answer

(a) Straight-line depreciation for 2017       

Depreciation         = (Cost of the assets – Salvage Value ) / Usefull Life

                             = [ ($174492 - $19092) / 5 ] x 5/12

                             = $31080 x 5/12

                             = $12,950

(b) Activity method for 2017, assuming that machine usage was 840 hours

Depreciation rate per hour      = [ ($174492 - $19092) ] / 21200 Hours

                                                = $7.33 per hour

Depreciation        = 840 Hours x $7.33 per hour

                             = $6,157

(c) Sum-of-the-years'-digits for 2018

Depreciation         = [ ($174492 - $19092) ] x 9/55

= $25,429

(d) Double-declining-balance for 2018       

Depreciation for 2017    = $174492 x 2 x 1/5 x 5/12

                                      = $29,082

Depreciation for 2018    = ( $174492 - $29082 ) x 2 x 1/5

                                      = $58,164

**** 5/12 fraction is used because the Machine was purchased on August1,2017 and the Depreciation shall be charged based on the proportionate months used

Hire Me For All Your Tutoring Needs
Integrity-first tutoring: clear explanations, guidance, and feedback.
Drop an Email at
drjack9650@gmail.com
Chat Now And Get Quote