On January 1, 2018, Hobart Mfg. Co. purchased a drill press at a cost of $36,000. The drill press is expected to last 10 years and has a residual value of $6,000. During its 10-year life, the equipment is expected to produce 500,000 units of product. In 2018 and 2019, 25,000 and 84,000 units, respectively, were produced.
-Required:
Compute depreciation for 2018 and 2019 and the book value of the drill press at December 31, 2018 and 2019, assuming the sum-of-the-years'-digits method is used.

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On January 1, 2018, Hobart Mfg. Co. purchased a drill press at a cost of $36,000. The drill press is expected to last 10 years and has a residual value of $6,000. During its 10-year life, the equipment is expected to produce 500,000 units of product. In 2018 and 2019, 25,000 and 84,000 units, respectively, were produced. 
-Required:
Compute depreciation for 2018 and 2019 and the book value of the drill press at December 31, 2018 and 2019, assuming the sum-of-the-years'-digits method is used.

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The Answer of On January 1, 2018, Hobart Mfg. Co. purchased a drill press at a cost of $36,000. The drill press is expected to last 10 years and has a residual value of $6,000. During its 10-year life, the equipment is expected to produce 500,000 units of product. In 2018 and 2019, 25,000 and 84,000 units, respectively, were produced. 
-Required:
Compute depreciation for 2018 and 2019 and the book value of the drill press at December 31, 2018 and 2019, assuming the sum-of-the-years'-digits method is used.