Question

Ace Company purchased a machine valued at $328,000 on August 1. The equipment has an estimated useful life of six years or 2.5 million units. The equipment is estimated to have a salvage value of $9,000. Assuming the straight-line method of depreciation, what is the amount of depreciation expense that needs to be recorded at the end of the first year?

A. $53,167
B. $22,778
C. $22,153
D. $56,167
E. $54,667

Answer 1

A. $53,167

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the depreciation expense under the straight-line method is shown below:

= (Original cost - residual value) ÷ (useful life)

= ($328,000 - $9,000) ÷ (6 years)

= ($319,000) ÷ (6 years)

= $53,167

In this method, the depreciation is same for all the remaining useful life.

The estimated useful life in units is used in units of production method. Hence, it is ignored here.