Question

Carson Company purchased a piece of factory machinery for an assembly line for $560,000. The estimated salvage value is $28,000, and the estimated output (usage) is 10,000 hours over the life of the asset. Carson used the machine for 1,500 hours in the current year. The activity method will be used for depreciation. What is the depreciation expense on this asset

Answer 1

Dereciation expense for the year is $79800

Step-by-step explanation:

The depreciation expense will be calculated on the value of machine that is eligible for depreciation. The value can be calculated by deducting the salvage value from the cost.

The depreciable value = 560000 - 28000 = $532000

The depreciation expense for the year will be based on 1500 hours. The total hours over the useful life is 10000 hours.

Depreciation expense for the year = 532000 * 1500 / 10000 = $79800