Sheridan Company purchased equipment on March 31, 2021, at a cost of $216,000. Management is considering the merits of using the diminishing-balance or units-of-production method of depreciation instead of the straight-line method, which it currently uses for other equipment. The new equipment has an estimated residual value of $8,000 and an estimated useful life of either four years or 80,000 units. Demand for the products produced by the equipment is sporadic so the equipment will be used more in some years than in others. Assume the equipment produces the following number of units each year: 15,000 units in 2021; 20,600 units in 2022; 19,400 units in 2023; 20,000 units in 2024; and 5,000 units in 2025. Sheridan has a December 31 year end.
Sheridan Company purchased equipment on March 31, 2021, at a cost of $216,000. Management is considering the merits of using the diminishing-balance or units-of-production method of depreciation instead of the straight-line method, which it currently uses for other equipment. The new equipment has an estimated residual value of $8,000 and an estimated useful life of either four years or 80,000 units. Demand for the products produced by the equipment is sporadic so the equipment will be used more in some years than in others. Assume the equipment produces the following number of units each year: 15,000 units in 2021; 20,600 units in 2022; 19,400 units in 2023; 20,000 units in 2024; and 5,000 units in 2025. Sheridan has a December 31 year end.
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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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Depreciation
Accumulated
Carrying
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Expense
Depreciation
Amount
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216,000
15,000
$
38,997
2$
38,997
177,003
20,600
51,996
90,993
125,037
19,400
51,996
142,989
73,041
20,000
51,996
194,985
21,045
5,000
12,999
208,000
8,000
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81,000
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Transcribed Image Text:Sheridan Company purchased equipment on March 31, 2021, at a cost of $216,000. Management is
considering the merits of using the diminishing-balance or units-of-production method of depreciation instead
of the straight-line method, which it currently uses for other equipment. The new equipment has an estimated
residual value of $8,000 and an estimated useful life of either four years or 80,000 units. Demand for the
products produced by the equipment is sporadic so the equipment will be used more in some years than in
others. Assume the equipment produces the following number of units each year: 15,000 units in 2021; 20,600
units in 2022; 19,400 units in 2023; 20,000 units in 2024; and 5,000 units in 2025. Sheridan has a December
31 year end.
(a)
Your answer is partially correct.
Prepare separate depreciation schedules for the life of the equipment using: (Round depreciation per unit to
2 decimal places, e.g. 5.28 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)
Straight-line method:
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