Depreciation by Three Methods; Partial Years

Perdue Company purchased equipment on April 1 for $270,000. The equipment was expected to have a useful life of three years, or 18,000 operating hours, and a residual value of $9,000. The equipment was used for 7,500 hours during Year 1, 5,500 hours in Year 2, 4,000 hours in Year 3, and 1,000 hours in Year 4.

Required:

Determine the amount of depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, and Year 4, by (a) the straight-line method, (b) the units-of-activity method, and (c) the double-declining-balance method. Note: Round all final values for each depreciation method and each year to the nearest whole dollar.

a. Straight-line method Year Amount Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 b. Units-of-activity method Year Amount Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 c. Double-declining-balance Method Year Amount Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 in Year 4