Question

Equipment costing $17,500 with an estimated salvage value of $1,180 and an estimated life of 4 years was purchased on October 31, 2019. Using the straight-line depreciation method, what is the amount of depreciation expense to be recorded at December 31, 2019?

Answer 1

the depreciation expense recorded is $680

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the depreciation expense under the straight-line method is shown below:

= (Purchase cost - residual value) ÷ (estimated life)

= ($17,500 - $1,180) ÷ ( 4 years)

= $4,080

Now the 2 months depreciation is i.e. from November to December

= $4,080 × 2 months ÷ 12 months

= $680

Hence, the depreciation expense recorded is $680