Xanadu A/S purchased a new machine on October 1, 2017, at a cost of €96,000. The company estimated that the machine will have a residual value of €12,000. The machine is expected to be used for 10,000 working hours during its 5-year life.
Instructions
Compute the depreciation expense under the following methods for the year indicated.
(a) Straight-line for 2017.
(b) Units-of-activity for 2017, assuming machine usage was 1,700 hours.
(c) Declining-balance using double the straight-line rate for 2017 and 2018.