Togo's Sandwiches acquired equipment on April 1, 2021, for $16,500. The company estimates a residual value of $1,700 and a five-year service life. Required: Calculate depreciation expense using the straight-line method for 2021 and 2022, assuming a December 31 year-end. 2021 2022 Depreciation expense
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.
Depreciation Accounting
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.
![**Exercise 7-12A: Determine Straight-Line Depreciation for Partial Periods (LO7-4)**
Togo’s Sandwiches acquired equipment on April 1, 2021, for $16,500. The company estimates a residual value of $1,700 and a five-year service life.
**Required:**
Calculate the depreciation expense using the straight-line method for 2021 and 2022, assuming a December 31 year-end.
---
**Depreciation Expense Table:**
| | 2021 | 2022 |
|-------|------|------|
| Depreciation expense | | |
---
**Explanation:**
This exercise asks you to determine the depreciation expense for an asset using the straight-line method over partial periods. The initial cost of the equipment is $16,500, with a residual value of $1,700, and an estimated service life of five years. You'll need to calculate the annual depreciation expense and adjust it for the partial year in 2021. The table is provided for you to fill in the depreciation expenses for each year.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F943a1006-b8de-4a83-9ef0-f3a7dfdb110e%2F1ce35e9d-dd50-4b36-ac3d-52be574caf22%2Fvir3uro_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
![](/static/compass_v2/shared-icons/check-mark.png)
Trending now
This is a popular solution!
Step by step
Solved in 2 steps with 2 images
![Blurred answer](/static/compass_v2/solution-images/blurred-answer.jpg)
![FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING](https://compass-isbn-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/isbn_cover_images/9781259964947/9781259964947_smallCoverImage.jpg)
![Accounting](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337272094/9781337272094_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Accounting Information Systems](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337619202/9781337619202_smallCoverImage.gif)
![FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING](https://compass-isbn-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/isbn_cover_images/9781259964947/9781259964947_smallCoverImage.jpg)
![Accounting](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337272094/9781337272094_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Accounting Information Systems](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781337619202/9781337619202_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9780134475585/9780134475585_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Intermediate Accounting](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781259722660/9781259722660_smallCoverImage.gif)
![Financial and Managerial Accounting](https://www.bartleby.com/isbn_cover_images/9781259726705/9781259726705_smallCoverImage.gif)