Winsey Company purchased equipment on January 2, 2013, for $700,000. The equipment has the following characteristics: Estimated
Question:
Winsey Company purchased equipment on January 2, 2013, for $700,000. The equipment has the following characteristics:
Estimated service life ..............20 years, 100,000 hours, 950,000 units of output
Estimated residual value ...........$50,000
During 2013 and 2014, the company used the machine for 4,500 and 5,500 hours, respectively, and produced 40,000 and 60,000 units, respectively.
Required:
Compute the depreciation for 2013 and 2014 under each of the following methods:
1. Straight-line
2. Activity method based on hours worked (round the depreciation rate per hour to 3 decimal places)
3. Activity method based on units of output (round the depreciation rate per unit to 2 decimal places)
4. Sum-of-the-years'-digits
5. Double-declining-balance
6. 150%-declining-balance
7. If Winsey used a service life of 16 years, 80,000 hours, or 750,000 units of output, what would be the effect on depreciation expense under the straight-line, sum-of-the-years'-digits, and declining-balance depreciation methods? Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1111822361
1st edition
Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach