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1.) Carrie Heffernan Company purchased a delivery van on January 1, 2016, for $5

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Question

1.) Carrie Heffernan Company purchased a delivery van on January 1, 2016, for $50,000. The van was expected to remain in service 4 years (or 100,000 miles) and has a residual value of $5,000. The van traveled 30,000 miles the first year, 25,000 miles the second year, and 22,500 miles in the third and fourth years.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of depreciation expense per year for the first four years of the asset's life using the (a) straight-line method, (b) units-of-production method, and (c) double-declining-balance method.

2. Prepare a schedule of the book value of the van for each of the four years using the (a) straight-line method, (b) units-of-production method and (c) double-declining-balance method.

Explanation / Answer

1.SCHEDULE OF DEPRECIATION EXPENSE PER YEAR FOR THE FIRST FOUR YEARS OF THE ASSET'S LIFE USING THE (A) STRAIGHT-LINE METHOD, (B) UNITS-OF-PRODUCTION METHOD, AND (C) DOUBLE-DECLINING-BALANCE METHOD.

STRIGHT LINE METHOD

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

                        = ( $ 50000 - $ 5000 ) / 4 Years

                        = $ 7400/Year

Depreciation Year 1 = $ 11250

Depreciation Year 2 = $ 11250

Depreciation Year 3 = $ 11250

Depreciation Year 4 = $ 11250

UNITS OF PRODUCTION METHOD

Depreciation Year 1 = $ 45000 x (30000 Miles / 100000 Miles)

                                    = $ 13500

Depreciation Year 2 = $ 45000 x (25000 Miles / 100000 Miles)

                                    = $ 11250

Depreciation Year 3 = $ 45000 x (22500 Miles / 100000 Miles)

                                    = $ 10125

Depreciation Year 4 = $ 45000 x (22500 Miles / 100000 Miles)

                                    = $ 10125

Depreciation Year 1 = $ 13500

Depreciation Year 2 = $ 11250

Depreciation Year 3 = $ 10125

Depreciation Year 4 = $ 10125

DOUBLE DECLINING BALANCE METHOD

Year

Book Value Begining

Double Declining Depreciation = 2 x SL Depreciation Rate x Book Value Begining

Net Book Value End

1

$ 50000

$ 25000

$ 25000

2

$ 25000

$ 12500

$ 12500

3

$ 12500

$ 6250

$ 6250

4

$ 6250

$ 1250

$ 5000

***Stright Line Depreciation Rate = ¼ = 25%

Depreciation Year 1 = $ 25000

Depreciation Year 2 = $ 12500

Depreciation Year 3 = $ 6250

Depreciation Year 4 = $ 1250

2.SCHEDULE OF THE BOOK VALUE OF THE VAN FOR EACH OF THE FOUR YEARS USING THE (A) STRAIGHT-LINE METHOD, (B) UNITS-OF-PRODUCTION METHOD AND (C) DOUBLE-DECLINING-BALANCE METHOD

STRIGHT LINE METHOD

YEAR

OPENING BALANCE

DEPRECIATION

BOOK VALUE

1

50000

11250

38750

2

38750

11250

27500

3

27500

11250

16250

4

16250

11250

5000

UNITS OF PRODUCTION METHOD

YEAR

OPENING BALANCE

DEPRECIATION

BOOK VALUE

1

50000

13500

36500

2

36500

11250

25250

3

25250

10125

15125

4

15125

10125

5000

DOUBLE DECLINING BALANCE METHOD

YEAR

OPENING BALANCE

DEPRECIATION

BOOK VALUE

1

50000

25000

25000

2

25000

12500

12500

3

12500

6250

6250

4

6250

1250

5000

Year

Book Value Begining

Double Declining Depreciation = 2 x SL Depreciation Rate x Book Value Begining

Net Book Value End

1

$ 50000

$ 25000

$ 25000

2

$ 25000

$ 12500

$ 12500

3

$ 12500

$ 6250

$ 6250

4

$ 6250

$ 1250

$ 5000