Clear Window Cleaners

question 39

Multiple Choice

Clear Window Cleaners
Clear Window Cleaners purchased new cleaning equipment at the beginning of 2011. The equipment has a cost of $53,000, an estimated life of 5 years, and an estimated residual value of $3,000. A full year's depreciation expense is to be recorded in 2011. The equipment was used 20,000 hours during 2011 and 24,000 hours during 2012. The number of expected hours over five years is 125,000.
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Refer to the information provided for Clear Window Cleaners. What is the amount by which double-declining-balance depreciation exceeds straight-line depreciation in the first year of the equipment?

• A) $11,200
• B) $13,200
• C) $21,200
• D) $12,720

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