The Motor Car cost relates to two Yama cars purchased for $2,100,000 each by the company on January 1, 2015. The double-declining balance method of depreciation is used to compute the car’s depreciation charges and their expected useful life is 10 years or 100,000 miles. In 2015, 10,000 miles were driven, 16,500 in 2016, 12,600 in 2017, 16,000 in 2018, 16,500 in 2019, 14,800 in 2020 and 16,800 in 2021. The residual value on both car is $241,592 each. On September 1, 2021, the company sold one of the cars to ZM Company for $640,000 on credit. Round off answers to the nearest dollar.
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.
The Motor Car cost relates to two Yama cars purchased for $2,100,000 each by the company on January 1, 2015. The double-declining balance method of
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