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CP 8-5

14 August, 2015 - 17:32

Penny Corp. purchased a new car on March 1, 2016 for $25,000. The estimated useful life of the car was five years or 500,000 kms. Estimated residual value was $5,000. The car was driven 120,000 kms. in 2016 and 150,000 kms. in 2017.

Required: Calculate the depreciation for 2016 and 2017 using

  1. The straight-line method
  2. Usage method (kms.)
  3. Double-declining balance method.

Assume where applicable that the company uses the ½ year rule to calculate depreciation expense in the year of acquisition and disposal.