Assume that the step machine in SE3 has an estimated useful life of 8,000 hours and was used for 2,400 hours in year 1; 2,000 hours in year 2; 2,200 hours in year 3; and 1,400 hours in year 4. How much would depreciation expense be in each year? (Round to the nearest dollar.)
Double-Declining-Balance Method
Assume that the step machine in SE3 is depreciated using the double-declining- balance method. How much would depreciation expense be in each year?
Disposal of Plant Assets: No Trade-In
Times Printing owned a piece of equipment that cost $32,400 and on which it had recorded $18,000 of accumulated depreciation. The company disposed of the equip- ment on January 2, the first day of business of the current year.
1. Calculate the carrying value of the equipment.
2. Calculate the gain or loss on the disposal under each of the following assumptions:
a. The equipment was discarded as having no value.
b. The equipment was sold for $6,000 cash.
c. The equipment was sold for $16,000 cash.