1 The delivery truck is estimated to have a life cycle of 20
1. The delivery truck is estimated to have a life cycle of 200,000 miles. It was driven for for 16,500 miles in 2015 & 24,600 miles in 2016
2. The office furniture has a life expectancy of 7 years.
3. The Computer has life expectancy of 4years
Round any per unit calculations to the nearest half penny. Round all annual depreciation expenses to the nearest dollar. Use this information to compute for fiscal year 2016 the following values:
1. Book value of the Delivery Truck
2. Depreciation Expense-Truck
3. Book value of the office Furniture
4. Depreciation Expense-Office furniture
5. Book value of the computer
6. Depreciation Expense- computer
Solution
1. Book value of the Delivery Truck - $49930
2. Depreciation Expense-Truck - $6027
3. Book value of the office Furniture - $ 10858
4. Depreciation Expense-Office furniture - $2071
5. Book value of the computer - $1250
6. Depreciation Expense- computer - $1250
Workings given below:
Year
Depreciation
Base (*)
Driven miles
Depreciation
fraction
Depreciation
Expenses
Accumulated Depreciation
2015
49000
16500
16500/200000
4043
4043
2016
49000
24600
24600/200000
6027
6027
10070
*Depreciation Base = Cost – Salvage value = 60000-11000 = 49000
1- Book value of delivery truck = 60000-10070 = 49930
2- Depreciation Expense for year 2016 = 6027
Office Furniture :
Depreciation = [Cost of asset – salvage value]/life of asset
= [15000-500]/7 = 2071/year
Year
Opening Book value
Depreciation
Closing book value
2015
15000
2071
12929
2016
12929
2071
10858
3 – Book value of office furniture = 10858
4- Depreciation Expense for year 2016 –office furniture = 2071
Year
Book Value Beginning
Double Declining Depreciation = 2 x Straight Line Depreciation Rate x Book Value beginning
Net Book Value End= Book value at beginning - depreciation
1
5000
=2*25%*5000
2500
2500
2
2500
=2*25%*2500
1250
1250
Straight Line Depreciation rate = 1/4 = 0.25 or 25%
5 Book value of Computer = 1250
6- Depreciation expense for the year 2016 = 1250
| Year | Depreciation Base (*) | Driven miles | Depreciation fraction | Depreciation Expenses | Accumulated Depreciation |
| 2015 | 49000 | 16500 | 16500/200000 | 4043 | 4043 |
| 2016 | 49000 | 24600 | 24600/200000 | 6027 | 6027 |
| 10070 |


