West Coast Tours runs boat tours along the West Coast of British Columbia. On March 5, 2023, it purchased, with cash, a cruising boat for $828,000, having a useful life of 10 years or 13,250 hours, with a residual value of $192,000. The company’s year-end is December 31.

RequiredCalculate depreciation expense for the fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025 by completing a schedule with the following headings (round calculations to the nearest whole dollar):

Analysis Component:

If you could ignore the matching principle, how could you record the purchase of the boat? What impact would this have on the financial statements in the short and long term?

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Depreciation Method ¹ Year Straight-Line Double-Declining-Balance Units-of-Production² 1 Depreciation is calculated to the nearest month. 2 Assume actual hours of service were 2023, 720; 2024, 1,780; 2025, 1,535.