Swinton Company purchased a new machine on October 1, 2012, at a cost of $120,000. The company

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Swinton Company purchased a new machine on October 1, 2012, at a cost of $120,000. The company estimated that the machine will have a salvage value of $12,000. The machine is expected to be used for 10,000 working hours during its 5-year life.

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Compute the depreciation expense under the following methods for the year indicated.
  (a) Straight-line for 2012.
  (b) Units-of-activity for 2012, assuming machine usage was 1,700 hours.
  (c) Declining-balance using double the straight-line rate for 2012 and 2013.

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Accounting Principles

ISBN: 978-0470534793

10th Edition

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso

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