Carla Vista Company purchased equipment on account on September 3, 2019, at an invoice price of $199,000. On September 4, 2019, it paid $5,200 for delivery of the equipment. A one-year, $1,990 insurance policy on the equipment was purchased on September 6, 2019. On September 20, 2019, Carla Vista paid $2,800 for installation and testing of the equipment. The equipment was ready for use on October 1, 2019.Carla Vista estimates that the equipment's useful life will be four years, with a residual value of $15,500. It also estimates that, in terms of activity, the equipment's useful life will be 95,750 units. Carla Vista has a September 30 fiscal year end. Assume that actual usage is as follows: # of Units   Year Ended September 30 15,590   2020 23,890   2021 20,190   2022 36,980   2023               Your answer is correct.     Determine the cost of the equipment. Cost of equipment $         LINK TO TEXT           Your answer is incorrect.  Try again.     Prepare depreciation schedules for the life of the asset under the following depreciation methods: 1.   straight-line 2.   double diminishing-balance 3.   units-of-production (Round depreciable amount per unit to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.27 and the final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,276.)1. STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION                 End of Year Year   DepreciableAmount × Depr.Rate = Depr.Expense Accum.Depr. CarryingAmount 2020   $       %   $   $   $   2021         %         2022         %         2023         %         2. DOUBLE DIMINISHING-BALANCE DEPRECIATION                   End of Year Year   Carrying AmountBeginningOf Year × Depr.Rate = Depr.Expense Accum.Depr. CarryingAmount 2020   $       %   $     $   $   2021         %           2022         %           2023         %           3. UNITS-OF-PRODUCTION                 End of Year Year   Units ofProduction × Depr.Amt/Unit = Depr.Expense   Accum.Depr. CarryingAmount 2020       $     $     $   $   2021                   2022                   2023                       LINK TO TEXT           Your answer is correct.     Which method would result in the highest profit for the year ended September 30, 2021? Over the life of the asset?  All three methodsStraight-line Units-of-ActivityDouble Diminishing-Balance   method would result in the highest profit for the year ended September 30, 2021. Over the life of the asset,   units-of-activityall three methodsdouble diminishing-balance straight-line   result in the same total depreciation expense.

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Carla Vista Company purchased equipment on account on September 3, 2019, at an invoice price of $199,000. On September 4, 2019, it paid $5,200 for delivery of the equipment. A one-year, $1,990 insurance policy on the equipment was purchased on September 6, 2019. On September 20, 2019, Carla Vista paid $2,800 for installation and testing of the equipment. The equipment was ready for use on October 1, 2019.

Carla Vista estimates that the equipment's useful life will be four years, with a residual value of $15,500. It also estimates that, in terms of activity, the equipment's useful life will be 95,750 units. Carla Vista has a September 30 fiscal year end. Assume that actual usage is as follows:

# of Units   Year Ended September 30
15,590   2020
23,890   2021
20,190   2022
36,980   2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Your answer is correct.
   
Determine the cost of the equipment.

Cost of equipment $
 

 
 

 
LINK TO TEXT
 
 
 
 
  Your answer is incorrect.  Try again.
   
Prepare depreciation schedules for the life of the asset under the following depreciation methods:

1.   straight-line
2.   double diminishing-balance
3.   units-of-production

(Round depreciable amount per unit to 2 decimal places, e.g. 5.27 and the final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,276.)

1. STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION

                End of Year
Year   Depreciable
Amount
× Depr.
Rate
= Depr.
Expense
Accum.
Depr.
Carrying
Amount
2020   $
 
 
 
%   $
 
$
 
$
 
2021  
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
2022  
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
2023  
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 

2. DOUBLE DIMINISHING-BALANCE DEPRECIATION

                  End of Year
Year   Carrying Amount
Beginning
Of Year
× Depr.
Rate
= Depr.
Expense
Accum.
Depr.
Carrying
Amount
2020   $
 
 
 
%   $
 
  $
 
$
 
2021  
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
 
2022  
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
 
2023  
 
 
 
%  
 
 
 
 

3. UNITS-OF-PRODUCTION

                End of Year
Year   Units of
Production
× Depr.
Amt/Unit
= Depr.
Expense
  Accum.
Depr.
Carrying
Amount
2020  
 
  $
 
  $
 
  $
 
$
 
2021  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2022  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2023  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

LINK TO TEXT
 
 
 
 
  Your answer is correct.
   
Which method would result in the highest profit for the year ended September 30, 2021? Over the life of the asset?

 All three methodsStraight-line Units-of-ActivityDouble Diminishing-Balance 
 method would result in the highest profit for the year ended September 30, 2021. Over the life of the asset, 
 units-of-activityall three methodsdouble diminishing-balance straight-line 
 result in the same total depreciation expense.
 
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