Question

Item 3Item 3 Cutter Enterprises purchased equipment for $87,000 on January 1, 2018. The equipment is expected to have a five-year life and a residual value of $4,800. Using the sum-of-the-years'-digits method, depreciation for 2018 and book value at December 31, 2018, would be

Answer 1

$27,400 and $59,600

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the depreciation expense and the book value using the sum of-the-years'-digits method is shown below:

Depreciation expense is

= (Purchase cost - residual value) × useful life ÷ sum of years

= ($87,000 - $4,800) × 5 years ÷ (5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1)

= $27,400

And, the book value is

= Purchase cost - depreciation expense

= $87,000 - $27,400

= $59,600