Equipment with a Cost of $240,000 Has an Estimated Salvage

question 248

Multiple Choice

Equipment with a cost of $240,000 has an estimated salvage value of $15,000 and an estimated life of 4 years or 15,000 hours. It is to be depreciated using the units-of-activity method. What is the amount of depreciation for the first full year, during which the equipment was used 3,300 hours?

• A) $60,000
• B) $67,800
• C) $49,500
• D) $56,250

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