Machinery Is Purchased on July 1 of the Current Fiscal

question 234

Essay

Machinery is purchased on July 1 of the current fiscal year for $240,000. It is expected to have a useful life of 4 years, or 25,000 operating hours, and a residual value of $15,000. Compute the depreciation for the last six months of the current fiscal year ending December 31 by each of the following methods: (a) straight-line
(b) double-declining-balance
(c) units-of-output (used for 1,600 hours during the current year) ​

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