Question 4 Question 5 An item of equipment acquired on January 1, at a cost of RM100,000, has an estimated use of 50,000 hours. During the first three years, the equipment was used 11,000, 8,000, and 7,000 hours, respectively. The equipment has an estimated life of five years and an estimated salvage of RM10,000. Required: Determine the depreciation for each of the three years, using the straight-line method, the double declining-balance method and the sum-of-the-years-digits method.
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
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