On January 2, 2018, Nimble Delivery Service purchased a truck at a cost of $80,000. Before placing the truck in service, Nimble spent $4,000 painting it, $800 replacing tires, and $7,200 overhauling the engine. The truck should remain in service for five years and have a residual value of $8,000. The truck's annual mileage is expected to be 30,000 miles in each of the first four years and 20,000 miles in the fifth year-140,000 miles in total. In deciding which depreciation method to use, Alec Rivera, the general manager, requests a depreciation schedule for each of the depreciation methods (straight-line, units-of-production, and double-declining-balance). Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Prepare a depreciation schedule for each depreciation method, showing asset cost, depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, and asset book value. Begin by preparing a depreciation schedule using the straight-line method. Straight-Line Depreciation Schedule Depreciation for the Year Asset Depreciable Useful Depreciation Accumulated Book Date Cost Cost Life Expense Depreciation Value 1-2-2018 12-31-2018 12-31-2019 12-31-2020 12-31-2021 12-31-2022 + + + Before completing the units-of-production depreciation schedule, calculate the depreciation expense per unit. Select the formula, then enter the amounts and calculate the depreciation expense per unit. (Round depreciation expense per unit to two decimal places.) )+ Depreciation per unit Prepare a depreciation schedule using the units-of-production method. (Enter the depreciation per unit to two decimal places, $X.XX.) Units-of-Production Depreciation Schedule Depreciation for the Year Asset Date Cost Depreciation Per Unit Number of Depreciation Accumulated Book Units Expense Depreciation Value 1-2-2018 12-31-2018 12-31-2019 x 12-31-2020 Asset Date Cost Depreciation Per Unit 1-2-2018 12-31-2018 12-31-2019 12-31-2020 12-31-2021 Depreciation for the Year Number of Units x = x x Depreciation Accumulated Book Expense Depreciation Value 12-31-2022 Prepare a depreciation schedule using the double-declining-balance (DDB) method. (Round depreciation expense to the nearest whole dollar.) Prepare a depreciation schedule using the double-declining-balance (DDB) method. (Round depreciation expense to the nearest whole dollar.) Double-Declining-Balance Depreciation Schedule Depreciation for the Year Asset Book DDB Depreciation Accumulated Book Date Cost Value Rate Expense Depreciation Value 1-2-2018 12-31-2018 x 12-31-2019 x 12-31-2020 12-31-2021 12-31-2022 x Requirement 2. Nimble prepares financial statements using the depreciation method that reports the highest net income in the early years of asset use. Consider the first year that Nimble uses the truck. Identify the depreciation method that meets the company's objectives. The depreciation method that reports the highest net income in the first year is the and therefore the highest net income. method. It produces the depreciation expense