Question

Casey Electronics has a piece of machinery that costs $300,000 and is expected to have a useful life of 6 years or 40,000 hours. Residual value is expected to be $50,000.Using the units-of-production method, what is depreciation expense for the first year assuming it was used 6,000 hours?a) $37,500b) $70,000c) $81,000d) $41,667

Answer 1

a) $37,500

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to determine the depreciation for year 1 based on the units-of-production method, we apply the formula below:

Annual Depreciation= Depreciable Value × Units produced during the year /Estimated total production

Depreciable Value = Original cost – Scrap value

depreciable value=$300,000-$50,000=$250,000

Units produced during the year=6,000 hours

Estimated total production in hours=40,000 hours

first-year depreciation=$250,000*6000/40000

first-year depreciation=$ 37,500.00