Question

Iverson Company purchased a delivery truck for $45,000 on January 1, 2018. The truck was assigned an estimated useful life of 100,000 miles and has a residual value of $10,000. The truck was driven 18,000 miles in 2018 and 22,000 miles in 2019. Compute depreciation expense using the units-of-activity method for the years 2018 and 2019. Depreciation expense for 2018$ Depreciation expense for 2019

Answer 1

Depreciation expense for 2018 is $6,300.

Depreciation expense for 2019 is $7,700.

Step-by-step explanation:

The unit-of-production method also known as units-of-activity method is used when the asset value closely relates to the units of output it is able to produce. It is expressed with the formula below:

(Original Cost - Salvage value) / Estimated production capacity x Units/year

At Year 2018, depreciation expense (DE) is: ($45,000 - $10,000) / 100,000 miles x 18,000 miles = $6,300/year

At Year 2019, depreciation expense (DE) is: ($45,000 - $10,000) / 100,000 miles x 22,000 miles = $7,700/year

Accumulated depreciation for 2 years is $6,300 + $7,700 = $14,000.

Note that this depreciation method results in higher depreciation charge when the asset is heavily used, at this time, it was in Year 2019.

The NBV under this method is: $45,000 - $14,000 = $31,000.