At the beginning of 2018, Copeland Drugstore purchased a new computer system for $52,000. It is expected

Question:

At the beginning of 2018, Copeland Drugstore purchased a new computer system for $52,000. It is expected to have a five-year life and a $7,000 salvage value.

Required

a. Compute the depreciation for each of the five years, assuming that the company uses

(1) Straight-line depreciation.

(2) Double-declining-balance depreciation.

b. Record the purchase of the computer system and the depreciation expense for the first year under straight-line and double-declining-balance methods in a financial statements model like the following one.

At the beginning of 2018, Copeland Drugstore purchased a new

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