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Accounting: What the Numbers Mean 9th Edition by Wayne W McManus, Daniel F Viele, David H Marshall

Edition 9ISBN: 0073527068
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Accounting: What the Numbers Mean 9th Edition by Wayne W McManus, Daniel F Viele, David H Marshall

Edition 9ISBN: 0073527068
Exercise 87
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Estimated useful life

4 years

Cost of machine

$240,000

Estimated salvage value

(40,000)

Amount to be depreciated

$200,000

a.

 

Net Book Value

Net Book Value

Depreciation

Accumulated

Year

at Beginning of Year

 

at End of Year

Expense

 

Depreciation

 

2010

$240,000

$196,000

 

$44,000

$  44,000

2011

196,000

132,000

64,000

108,000

2012

132,000

76,000

 

56,000

164,000

2013

76,000

$  40,000

36,000

 200,000

Theunits of production methodis being used.  At first glance, no clear pattern can be seen in the amount of depreciation expense recorded each year.  However, based on the machine’s productive capacity of 50,000 units and the actual production data provided for 2010-2013, the depreciation expense amounts shown above can be easily verified.


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