Question

On January 1, Year 1, Friedman Company purchased a truck that cost $35,000. The truck had an expected useful life of 200,000 miles over 8 years and a $7,000 salvage value. During Year 2, Friedman drove the truck 33,000 miles. The company uses the units-of-production method. The amount of depreciation expense recognized in Year 2 is: (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Answer 1

$4620

Step-by-step explanation:

Activity method based on hours worked = (hours worked that year / total hours of the machine) x (Cost of asset - Salvage value)

33,000 / 2000,000) x ($35,000 - $7000) = $4620