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On January 2 Skyler, Inc. purchased a laser cutting machine to be used in the fabrication of a part for one of its key products.

 On January 2 Skyler, Inc. purchased a laser cutting machine to be used in the fabrication of a part for one of its key products. The machine cost $120,000, and its estimated useful life was four years or 920,000 cuttings, after which it could be sold for $5,000.

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a. Calculate each years depreciation expense for the machine's useful life under each of the following depreciation methods (round all answers to the nearest dollar):

1. Straight-line.
2. Double-declining balance.
3. Units-of-production. (Assume annual production in cuttings of 200,000; 350,000; 260,000; and 110,000.)

1. Straight-Line


Year Depreciation
Expense
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4

2. Double-declining balance


Year Depreciation
Expense
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5

3. Units of Production


Year Depreciation
Expense
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4

b. Assume that the machine was purchased on July 1. Calculate each years depreciation expense for the machine's useful life under each of the following depreciation methods:

1. Straight-line.
2. Double-declining balance.


1. Straight-Line


Year Depreciation
Expense
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5

2. Double-declining balance (Round answers to the nearest whole number, when appropriate.)


Year Depreciation
Expense
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5

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