The company founder hires us as consultants and asks that we oversee the accounting for new equipment purchased on January 1. The founder wants to know the implications of different depreciation methods and estimates for the company's financial statements. Those statements will be used to attract financing from new investors and creditors. At the end of the equipment's first year in operation, we are given the following Tableau Dashboard Estimated Useful Life of Assets Purchase Price & Estimated Salvage Value Building Equipment Truck $70,000 20 16 $60,000 15 years $50,000 12 $70,000 $40,000 Years $30,000 6 years 4 years $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $10,000 $30,000 $5,000 $10,000 $0 0 Building Equipment Purchase Salvage Purchase Salvage Purchase Salvage Price Value Price Value Price Value Truck Actual & Estimated Units-of-Production Year 1 Production Actual 35,000 units Year 2 Production Estimated 55,000 units Year 3 Production 25,000 units Estimated Year 4 Production 5,000 units Estimated 25,000 100,000 125,000 50,000 75,000 Total Units to be produced + obleau 1(a). Determine the equipment's first-year depreciation under the straight-line method. 1(b). Determine the equipment's first-year depreciation under the units-of-production method. Note: Actual units produced for Year 1 were equal to the units estimated to be produced for Year 1. 1(c). Determine the equipment's first-year depreciation under the double-declining balance method. 2. Which method in part 1 results in the highest net income in the first year? 3. If the company anticipates that its use of assets will vary greatly from one year to the next based on usage, which method would we recommend the company use? 4. The founder is concerned that a depreciation method might result in more total depreciation expense over the useful life of an asset than another method. Which method would result in the highest amount of depreciation over an asset's useful life? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1A Required 1B Required 10 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Determine the equipment's first-year depreciation under the straight-line method StraightLine Method Choose Numerator: Choose Denominator: Annual Depreciation Expense Depreciation expense 1 16 Required 18 > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1A Required 1B Required 10 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Determine the equipment's first-year depreciation under the units-of-production method. Note: Actual units produced for Year 1 were equal to the units estimated to be produced for Year 1. Units-ofproduction Depreciation Choose Numerator: Choose Denominator: - Annual Depreciation Expono Depreciation expense per unit Year Annual Production (units) Depreciation Expense Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1A Required 1B Required 10 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Determine the equipment's first-year depreciation under the double-declining-balance method. Depreciation for the Period Beginning of Depreciation Depreciation Period Book Value Rate (%) Expense End of Period Accumulated Book Value Depreciation Annual Period First Year
