Question

Windsor Company purchased equipment for $206,400 on October 1, 2020. It is estimated that the equipment will have a useful life of 8 years and a salvage value of $12,000. Estimated production is 36,000 units and estimated working hours are 20,000. During 2020, Windsor uses the equipment for 550 hours and the equipment produces 1,100 units. Compute depreciation expense under each of the following methods. Windsor is on a calendar-year basis ending December 31. (Round rate per hour and rate per unit to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.35 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 45,892.) (a) Straight-line method for 2020 th (b) Activity method (units of output) for 2020 to (c) Activity method (working hours) for 2020 a (d) Sum-of-the-years'-digits method for 2022 $ (e) Double-declining-balance method for 2021 $

Answer 1

Answer
a)	Straight line
		(206400-12000)/8
		24300
		depreciation expense for 3 months
		6075	answer
							b)	Actvity method
		(206400-12000)/36000
		5.4	per unit
		depreciation expense 5.4*1100
		5940	answer
							c)	Activity method(hours)
		(206400-12000)/20000
		9.72
		5346	answer
							d)	Sum of years digit
		n(n+1)/2
		36
		depreciation expense = 194400*8/36*3/12
				10800	answe
							e)	DDB
		1/8*2
		25.00%
		206400*25%*3/12
		12900	answer