Chapter 18, Problem 10BE

General accounting

What is the number of days in the cash flow cycle?

Southern Fried Chicken bought equipment on January 2, 2025, for $21,000. The equipment was expected to remain in service for four years and to operate for 4,500 hours. At the end of the equipment's useful life, Southern Fried Chicken estimates that its residual value will be $3,000. The equipment operated for 450 hours the first year, 1,350 hours the second year, 1,800 hours the third year, and 900 hours the fourth year. Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Prepare a schedule of depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, and book value per year for the equipment under the three depreciation methods: straight-line, units-of-production, and double-declining-balance. Show your computations. Note: Three depreciation schedules must be prepared. Begin by preparing a depreciation schedule using the straight-line method. Straight-Line Depreciation Schedule Date Asset Cost Depreciable Cost for the Year Useful Life for Depreciation Expense for Accumulated the Year the Year 21000…