Question

Equipment acquired on January 8 at a cost of $212,000 has an estimated useful life of 15 years, has an estimated residual value of $14,000, and is depreciated by the straight-line method.

Answer 1

$13,200

Explanation:

Depreciation is the systematic allocation of the cost of an asset to the income statement over the estimated useful life of that asset.

It is determined as the depreciable value of the asset over the estimated useful life of the asset where the depreciable value is the difference between the cost and salvage value of the asset

Mathematically,

Depreciation = (Cost - Salvage value)/Estimated useful life

Depreciation

= ($212,000 - $14,000)/15

= $198,000/15

= $13,200