On January 2, 2018, Reliable Delivery Service purchased a truck at a cost of $62,000. Before placing the truck in service, Reliable spent $2,500 painting it, $1,200 replacing tires, and $4,300 overhauling the engine. The truck should remain in service for five years and have a residual value of $5,000. The truck's annual mileage is expected to be 28,000 miles in each of the first four years and 18,000 miles in the fifth year130,000 miles in total. In deciding which depreciation method to use, Harold Parker, 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. - x Requirements 1. Prepare a depreciation schedule for each depreciation method, showing asset cost, depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, and asset book value. 2. Reliable 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 Reliable uses the truck. Identify the depreciation method that meets the company's objectives. 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. Book Straight-Line Depreciation Schedule Depreciation for the Year Asset Depreciable Useful Depreciation Accumulated Date Cost Cost Life Expense Depreciation 1-2-2018 12-31-2018 Value 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 Depreciation Number of Depreciation Accumulated Book Date Cost Per Unit Units Expense Depreciation Value 1-3-2018 12-31-2018 12-31-2019 12-31-2020 12-31-2021 12-31-2022 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 1-3-2018 12-31-2018 12-31-2019 12-31-2020 12-31-2021 X 12-31-2022 12-31-2020 12-31-2021 12.31-2022 double-declining-balance straight-line units-of-production ome in the early years of asset use. Consider the first year that Reliable uses the truck. Identify the depreciation method that meets the company's objectives method. It produces the depreciation expense and therefore the highest net income. Requirement 2. Reliable prepares financial statements using the depreciation met The depreciation method that reports the highest net income in the first year is the et income in the early years of asset use. Consider the first year that Reliable uses the truck. Id ethod. It produces the depreciation expense and therefore the highest net income. highest lowest
