a. Compute the depreciation expense for each of the four years, using double-declining-balance depreciation. b. Compute the depreciation expense for each of the four years, using units-of-production depreciation. c. Calculate the amount of gain or loss from the sale of the asset under each of the depreciation methods.

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Exact Photo Service purchased a new color printer at the beginning of Year 1 for $39,000. The printer is expected to have a four-year
useful life and a $3,900 salvage value. The expected print production is estimated at 1,500,000 pages. Actual print production for the
four years was as follows:
Year 1
551,300
483,700
384,700
389,600
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Total
1,809,300
The printer was sold at the end of Year 4 for $4.300.
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a. Compute the depreciation expense for each of the four years, using double-declining-balance depreciation.
b. Compute the depreciation expense for each of the four years, using units-of-production depreciation.
c. Calculate the amount of gain or loss from the sale of the asset under each of the depreciation methods.
Transcribed Image Text:Exact Photo Service purchased a new color printer at the beginning of Year 1 for $39,000. The printer is expected to have a four-year useful life and a $3,900 salvage value. The expected print production is estimated at 1,500,000 pages. Actual print production for the four years was as follows: Year 1 551,300 483,700 384,700 389,600 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Total 1,809,300 The printer was sold at the end of Year 4 for $4.300. Required a. Compute the depreciation expense for each of the four years, using double-declining-balance depreciation. b. Compute the depreciation expense for each of the four years, using units-of-production depreciation. c. Calculate the amount of gain or loss from the sale of the asset under each of the depreciation methods.
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Depreciation expense is the appropriate portion of a company's fixed asset's cost that is being used up during the accounting period shown in the heading of the company's income statement.

 

 

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