Question

Culver Corporation purchased machinery on January 1, 2022, at a cost of $288,000. The estimated useful life of the machinery is 4 years, with an estimated salvage value at the end of that period of $33,800. The company is considering different depreciation methods that could be used for financial reporting purposes.

Required:
Prepare separate depreciation schedules for the machinery using the straight-line method, and the declining-balance method using double the straight-line rate.

Answer 1

Instructions are below.

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Purchasing price= $288,000

Useful life= 4 years

Salvage value= $33,800

First, we will calculate the depreciation expense using the straight-line method:

Annual depreciation= (original cost - salvage value)/estimated life (years)

Annual depreciation= (288,000 - 33,800)/4

Annual depreciation= $63,550

Now, using the double-declining balance:

Annual depreciation= 2*[(book value)/estimated life (years)]

Year 1= 2*63,550= 127,100

Year 2= [(254,200 - 127,100)/4]*2= $63,550

Year 3= [(127,100 - 63,550)/4]*2= $31,775

Year 4= [(63,550 - 31,775)/]*2= $15,887.5