Kam Company purchased a machine on January 2, 2019, for $20,000. The machine had an expected life
Question:
Kam Company purchased a machine on January 2, 2019, for $20,000. The machine had an expected life of 8 years and a residual value of $300. The double-declining-balance method of depreciation is used.
Required:
1. Compute the depreciation expense for each year of the asset’s life and book value at the end of each year.
2. Assuming that the company has a policy of always changing to the straight-line method at the midpoint of the asset’s life, compute the depreciation expense for each year of the asset’s life.
3. Assuming that the company always changes to the straight-line method at the beginning of the year when the annual straight-line amount exceeds the double-declining-balance amount, compute the depreciation expense for each year of the asset’s life.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1337788281
3rd edition
Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach