In recent years, Sarasota Transportation purchased three used buses. Because of frequent turnover in the accounting department, a different accountant was in charge of selecting the depreciation method for each bus, and various methods have been used. Information concerning the buses is summarized in the table below. Bus 1 2 3 Acquired Jan. 1, 2020 (a1) Jan. 1, 2020 Jan. 1, 2021 Cost $ 99,300 126,000 91,100 Salvage Value $ 7,500 11,500 Depreciation expense $ 8,500 Useful Life in Years 4 4 4 For the declining-balance method, the company uses the double-declining rate. For the units-of-activity method, total miles are expected to be 118,000. Actual miles of use in the first 3 years were 2021, 27,000; 2022, 34,500; and 2023, 32,500. Depreciation Method Straight-line Declining-balance Units-of-activity For Bus #3, calculate depreciation expense per mile under units-of-activity method. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.50.) per mile
In recent years, Sarasota Transportation purchased three used buses. Because of frequent turnover in the accounting department, a different accountant was in charge of selecting the depreciation method for each bus, and various methods have been used. Information concerning the buses is summarized in the table below. Bus 1 2 3 Acquired Jan. 1, 2020 (a1) Jan. 1, 2020 Jan. 1, 2021 Cost $ 99,300 126,000 91,100 Salvage Value $ 7,500 11,500 Depreciation expense $ 8,500 Useful Life in Years 4 4 4 For the declining-balance method, the company uses the double-declining rate. For the units-of-activity method, total miles are expected to be 118,000. Actual miles of use in the first 3 years were 2021, 27,000; 2022, 34,500; and 2023, 32,500. Depreciation Method Straight-line Declining-balance Units-of-activity For Bus #3, calculate depreciation expense per mile under units-of-activity method. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.50.) per mile
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![In recent years, Sarasota Transportation purchased three used buses. Because of frequent turnover in the accounting department, a
different accountant was in charge of selecting the depreciation method for each bus, and various methods have been used.
Information concerning the buses is summarized in the table below.
Bus
1
2
3
Acquired
Jan. 1, 2020
(a1)
Jan. 1, 2020
Jan. 1, 2021
Cost
$99,300
126,000
91,100
Salvage
Value
$ 7,500
11,500
Depreciation expense $
8,500
Useful Life
in Years
4
4
4
For the declining-balance method, the company uses the double-declining rate. For the units-of-activity method, total miles are
expected to be 118,000. Actual miles of use in the first 3 years were 2021, 27,000; 2022, 34,500; and 2023, 32,500.
Depreciation
Method
Straight-line
Declining-balance
Units-of-activity
For Bus #3, calculate depreciation expense per mile under units-of-activity method. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.50.)
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Transcribed Image Text:In recent years, Sarasota Transportation purchased three used buses. Because of frequent turnover in the accounting department, a
different accountant was in charge of selecting the depreciation method for each bus, and various methods have been used.
Information concerning the buses is summarized in the table below.
Bus
1
2
3
Acquired
Jan. 1, 2020
(a1)
Jan. 1, 2020
Jan. 1, 2021
Cost
$99,300
126,000
91,100
Salvage
Value
$ 7,500
11,500
Depreciation expense $
8,500
Useful Life
in Years
4
4
4
For the declining-balance method, the company uses the double-declining rate. For the units-of-activity method, total miles are
expected to be 118,000. Actual miles of use in the first 3 years were 2021, 27,000; 2022, 34,500; and 2023, 32,500.
Depreciation
Method
Straight-line
Declining-balance
Units-of-activity
For Bus #3, calculate depreciation expense per mile under units-of-activity method. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 0.50.)
per mile
![(a2)
Compute the amount of accumulated depreciation on each bus at December 31, 2022.
BUS 1
BUS 2
BUS 3
Accumulated depreciation
$
$
$
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If Bus 2 was purchased on April 1 instead of January 1, what is the depreciation expense for this bus in (1) 2020 and (2) 2021?
(Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)
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(1)
2020
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2021](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F93d6464e-f155-4940-8921-7114e2ab97cc%2Ffd728294-0354-406f-9df5-13ab8f9851ef%2Fv6wgejc_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Compute the amount of accumulated depreciation on each bus at December 31, 2022.
BUS 1
BUS 2
BUS 3
Accumulated depreciation
$
$
$
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If Bus 2 was purchased on April 1 instead of January 1, what is the depreciation expense for this bus in (1) 2020 and (2) 2021?
(Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)
Depreciation expense $
(1)
2020
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(2)
2021
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