Question

Required information Use the following information for the Exercises below. [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] On April 1, Cyclone's Co. purchases a trencher for $284,000. The machine is expected to last five years and have a salvage value of $42,000. Exercise 8-12 Double-declining-balance, partial-year depreciation LO C2 Compute depreciation expense at December 31 for both the first year and second year assuming the company uses the double- declining-balance method. (Enter all amounts as positive values.) Depreciation for the Period Beginning of Depreciation Partial Depreciation Period Book Value Rate Year Expense End of Period Accumulated Book Value Depreciation Annual Period Year 1 Year 2

Answer 1

Depreciation schedule

Rate = 100/5*2 = 40%

	Depreciation for the period				End of period
Annual period	Beginning of period book value	Depreciation rate	Partial year	Depreciation expense	Accumulated depreciation	End of year
Year 1	284000	40%	9/12	85200	85200	198800
Year 2	284000	40%	3/12	28400
	284000*60% = 170400	40%	9/12	51120	79520	119280