Problem 10-2B (25 minutes)
Cost of machine………………………………………………….$324,000
Year Straight-LineaUnits-of-Productionb
Double-Declining-
Balancec
1………………. $ 58,800 $ 71,120 $129,600
2………………. 58,800 64,080 77,760
aStraight- line:
bUnits-of-production:
Cost per unit = $294,000/1,470,000 units = $0.20 per unit
Year Units Unit Cost Depreciation
1…………… 355,600 $0.20 $ 71,120
* Take only enough depreciation in Year 5 to reduce book
value to the asset’s $30,000 salvage value.
cDouble-declining-balance (amounts rounded to the nearest dollar):
(100%/5) x 2 = 40% depreciation rate
Year
Beginning
Book Value
Annual
Depreciation
(40% of
Book Value)
Accumulated
Depreciation
at the End of
the Year
Ending Book Value
($324,000 Cost less
Accumulated
Depreciation)
1………… $324,000 $129,600 $129,600 $194,400
* rounded