Macon Assembly Company Purchased a Machine on January 2, 20C

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Essay

Macon Assembly Company purchased a machine on January 2, 20C, by paying cash of $85,000. The machine has an estimated useful life of five years (or the production of 200,000 units) and an estimated residual value of $5,000.
Required:
1. Determine depreciation expense (to the nearest dollar) for each year of the machine's useful life under (a). straight-line depreciation; and (b). the declining-balance method with a 200% acceleration rate.
2. What is the book value of the machine after three years with the declining-balance method and a 200% acceleration rate?
3. What is the book value of the machinery after three years with straight-line depreciation.
4. If the machine was used to produce and sell 48,000 units in 20C, what would the depreciation expense be under the units of production method?

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