Kleener Co. acquired a new delivery truck at the beginning
of its current fiscal year. The truck cost $25,000 and has an estimated
useful life of four years and an estimated salvage value of $4,500.
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Requirement 1:
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(a)
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Calculate depreciation expense for each year of the
truck's life using Straight-line depreciation. (Omit
the "$" sign in your response.)
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Depreciation expense
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$
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per year
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(b)
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Calculate depreciation expense for each year of the
truck's life using Double-declining-balance depreciation. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
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Year
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Depreciation Expense
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1
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$
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2
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$
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3
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$
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Requirement 2:
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Calculate the truck's net book value at the end of its
third year of use under each depreciation method. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
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Depreciation method
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Net book value
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Straight-line depreciation
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$
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Double-declining-balance depreciation
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$
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Requirement 3:
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Assume that Kleener Co. had no more use for the truck
after the end of the third year and that at the beginning of the fourth year
it had an offer from a buyer who was willing to pay $6,550 for the truck.
Should the depreciation method used by Kleener Co. affect the decision to
sell the truck?
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Double-declining- depreciation method should used for sell
the truck.
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