Depreciation for Partial Periods

Chambers Delivery Company purchased a new delivery truck for $46,200 on April 1, 2016. The truck is expected to have a service life of 10 years or 130,800 miles and a residual value of $4,680. The truck was driven 9,700 miles in 2016 and 13,400 miles in 2017. Chambers computes depreciation to the nearest whole month.

Required:

Compute depreciation expense for 2016 and 2017 using the For interim computations, carry amounts out to two decimal places. Round your final answers to the nearest dollar. Straight-line method

2016	$
2017	$

Sum-of-the-years'-digits method

2016	$
2017	$

Double-declining-balance method

2016	$
2017	$

Activity method

2016	$
2017	$

For each method, what is the book value of the machine at the end of 2016? At the end of 2017? (Round your answers to the nearest dollar.) Straight-line method

2016	$
2017	$

Sum-of-the-years'-digits method

2016	$
2017	$

Double-declining-balance method

2016	$
2017	$

Activity method

2016	$
2017	$

The book value of the asset in the early years of the asset's service will be(about the same, higher, or lower) under an accelerated method as compared to the straight-line method. The (activity, double declining,sum of , straight) method is appropriate when the service life of the asset is affected primarily by the amount the asset is used.