On April 22, 2023, Carla Vista Enterprises purchased equipment for $136,500. The company expects to use the equipment for 12,500 working hours during its four-year life and that it will have a residual value of $14,000. Carla Vista has a December 31 year end and pro-rates depreciation to the nearest month. The actual machine usage was: 1,900 hours in 2023; 2.700 hours in 2024; 3,900 hours in 2025: 2,900 hours in 2026; and 1,300 hours in 2027.
On April 22, 2023, Carla Vista Enterprises purchased equipment for $136,500. The company expects to use the equipment for 12,500 working hours during its four-year life and that it will have a residual value of $14,000. Carla Vista has a December 31 year end and pro-rates depreciation to the nearest month. The actual machine usage was: 1,900 hours in 2023; 2.700 hours in 2024; 3,900 hours in 2025: 2,900 hours in 2026; and 1,300 hours in 2027.
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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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Transcribed Image Text:On April 22, 2023, Carla Vista Enterprises purchased equipment for $136,500. The company expects to use the equipment for 12,500
working hours during its four-year life and that it will have a residual value of $14,000. Carla Vista has a December 31 year end and
pro-rates depreciation to the nearest month. The actual machine usage was: 1,900 hours in 2023; 2,700 hours in 2024; 3,900 hours in
2025: 2,900 hours in 2026; and 1,300 hours in 2027.

Transcribed Image Text:Prepare a depreciation schedule for the life of the asset under the double diminishing-balance method. (Round partial-period
depreciation rate to 4 decimal palces, e.g. 15.2563 % and other answers to O decimal places, e.g. 5,276.)
Year
2023
2024
2025
2026
$
Carrying Amount
Beginning of Year
136,500
34,125
Depr.
Rate
50 %
50 %
0
50 %
50 %
x
$
G
Depr.
Rate
O Show Transcribed Text
Depr.
Expense
51,188
50 %
20,125
50 %
0
50
Prepare a depreciation schedule for the life of the asset under the double diminishing-balance method. (Round partial-period
depreciation rate to 4 decimal palces, eg. 15.2563 % and other answers to O decimal places, e.g. 5,276.)
%
50 %
$
$
C
Accum.
Depr.
Depr.
Expense
End of Year
122.500
122.500
51,188
20,125
0
$
Carrying
Amount
34,125
14,000
14.000
Accum
Depr.
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