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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.

Cost = 50,000

Useful life = 4 years

Residual value = 5,000

(a)

Depreciation under Straight line method = (Cost - Residual value) / Useful life

= (50,000 - 5,000) / 4

= 11,250

(b)

Depreciation under Units of production method = (Cost - Residual value) * Miles this year / Total expected miles

(c)

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

(*) Under Double declining balance method, depreciation cannot be made below the salavge value.

Depreciation in year 4 = 45,000 - 25,000 - 12,500 - 6,250 = 1,250

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2.

(a)

Straight line method

(b)

Units of production method

(c)

Double declining balance method

Year Depreciation expense 1 11,250 2 11,250 3 11,250 4 11,250