1. The Jason Knife Co. purchased a machine on January 1, 2021. The machine cost $495,000. It had an estimated life of ten years, or 25,000 units, and an estimated residual value of $45,000. In produced 3,000 units. Jason Required: Compute the depreciation charge for 2021 using cach of the following methods: a. double declining balance b. units of output c. sum of the years' digits d. straight line
1. The Jason Knife Co. purchased a machine on January 1, 2021. The machine cost $495,000. It had an estimated life of ten years, or 25,000 units, and an estimated residual value of $45,000. In produced 3,000 units. Jason Required: Compute the depreciation charge for 2021 using cach of the following methods: a. double declining balance b. units of output c. sum of the years' digits d. straight line
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Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
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In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
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1. The Jason Knife Co. purchased a machine on January 1, 2021. The machine cost $495,000. It had an
estimated life of ten years, or 25,000 units, and an estimated residual value of $45,000. In!
produced 3,000 units.
Jason
ao al
Required:
Compute the depreciation charge for 2021 using each of the following methods:
a. double declining balance
units of output
c. sum of the years' digits
d. straight line
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