Thaxton, Inc., purchased a truck to use for deliveries and is attempting to determine how much depreciation expense would be recognized under three different methods. The truck cost $20,000 and is expected to have a value of $4,000 at the end of its 5-year life. The truck is expected to be used at the rate of 10,000 miles in the first year, 20,000 miles in the second and third years, and 15,000 miles in each of the fourth and fifth years.

Required:

a. Determine the amount of depreciation expense that Thaxton should expect to recognize under each of the following depreciation methods in the first and second years of the trucks useful life. A full years depreciation will be recognized in the first year the truck is used.

1. Straight-line.

2. Double-declining-balance.

3. Units-of-output (based on miles).

b. Prepare the plant assets section of the balance sheet at the end of the second year of the assets useful life under the straight-line method, assuming the truck is the only plant asset owned by Thaxton, Inc.