Reveille, Inc., purchased Machine #204 on April 1, 2019, and placed the machine into production on April

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Reveille, Inc., purchased Machine #204 on April 1, 2019, and placed the machine into production on April 3, 2019. The following information is relevant to Machine #204:
Price ......................................................................................$60,000
Freight-in costs ......................................................................$2,500
Preparation and installation costs ......................................$3,900
Labor costs during regular production operation ..........$10,200
Credit terms .......................................................................2/10, n/30
Total productive output .....................................................138,500 units
The company expects that the machine could be used for 10 years, after which the salvage value would be zero. However, Reveille intends to use the machine only 8 years, after which it expects to be able to sell it for $9,800.
The invoice for Machine #204 was paid April 10, 2019. The number of units produced in 2019 and 2020 was 23,200 and 29,000, respectively. Reveille computes depreciation expense to the nearest whole month.


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Compute the depreciation expense for 2019 and 2020, using the following methods (round to the nearest dollar):
1. Straight-line method
2. Sum-of-the-years’-digits method
3. Double-declining-balance method
4. Activity method based on units of production (Originally contributed by Norma C. Powell)

Salvage Value
Salvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...
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Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis

ISBN: 978-1337788281

3rd edition

Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

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