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In recent years, Concord Transportation purchased three used buses. Because of frequent turnover in the accounting department, a different accountant was in charge of selecting
In recent years, Concord Transportation purchased three used buses. Because of frequent turnover in the accounting department, a different accountant was in charge of selecting the depreciation method for each bus, and various methods have been used. Information concerning the buses is summarized in the table below.
Bus | Acquired | Cost | Salvage Value | Useful Life in Years | Depreciation Method | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jan. 1, 2020 | $ 96,000 | $ 6,500 | 5 | Straight-line | |||||
2 | Jan. 1, 2020 | 128,000 | 11,000 | 4 | Declining-balance | |||||
3 | Jan. 1, 2021 | 95,100 | 9,000 | 5 | Units-of-activity |
For the declining-balance method, the company uses the double-declining rate. For the units-of-activity method, total miles are expected to be 123,000. Actual miles of use in the first 3 years were 2021, 25,000; 2022, 31,000; and 2023, 32,500.
(a1)
For Bus #3, calculate depreciation expense per mile under units-of-activity method. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.50.)
Depreciation expense | $ enter the depreciation expense in dollars per mile rounded to 2 decimal places | per mile |
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