On January 1,2012,a Company Buys a Truck for $42,000 Cash $\quad$

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On January 1,2012,a company buys a truck for $42,000 cash.It has estimated residual value of $2,000,and an estimated life of 4 years,or 200,000 miles.Assume the company uses units-of-production depreciation.The truck drove 40,000 miles in 2012,60,000 miles in 2013,80,000 miles in 2014,and 20,000 miles in 2015.Please complete the depreciation schedule below. $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$ $\quad$$\text { Depreciation for the Year }$
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Date } & \text { Asset Cost } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Depreciable } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Depreciation } \\\text { Rate }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Depreciation } \\\text { Expense }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Accumulated } \\\text { Depreciation }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Book } \\\text { Value }\end{array} \\\hline 1 - 1 - 2012 & & & & & & \\\hline 12 - 31 - 2012 & & & & & & \\\hline 12 - 31 - 2013 & & & & & & \\\hline 12 - 31 - 2014 & & & & & & \\\hline 12 - 31 - 2015 & & & & & & \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Elastic

A characteristic of a good or service with a demand or supply that significantly changes in response to price changes.

Buyer

An individual or entity that purchases goods or services for personal use, resale, or to incorporate into the production of other goods.

Tax

An essential monetary charge or dissimilar levy exacted upon a taxpayer by a government sector to facilitate government expenses and diverse expenditures for the public.

Unique

Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.