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Spreadsheet Assignment Alternative methods of depreciationShort Company purchased a comput...

Spreadsheet Assignment Alternative methods of depreciation

Short Company purchased a computer on January 1, 2011, for $5,000. An additional $100 was paid for delivery charges. The computer was estimated to have a life of five years or 10,000 hours. Salvage value was estimated at $300. During the five years, the computer was used as follows:

2011

2,500 hours

2012

2,400 hours

2013

2,000 hours

2014

1,700 hours

2015

1,400 hours

Required

a. Prepare a five-year depreciation schedule for the computer using the straight-line depreciation method. Be sure to use formulas for all computations including depreciation expense. Set up the following headings for your schedule:

Beginning

Ending

 

Year

 

Cost

Accumulated

Book

Depreciation

 

Cost

Accumulated

Book

Depreciation

Value

Expense

Depreciation

Value


b. Prepare another five-year depreciation schedule for the computer using the units-of-produetion method. Use (copy ) the headings used in Requirement a.


c. Prepare another five-year depreciation schedule for the computer using the double-declining- balance method. Use (copy) the headings used in Requirement a.


d. Prepare another five-year depreciation schedule for the computer using the MACRS method. Use (copy) the headings used in Requirement a.

Spreadsheet Tip

After the year 2011, enter subsequent dates automatically. Position the mouse in the lower right- hand corner of the highlighted cell "2011" until a thin cross appears. Click and drag down four additional rows.

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