Wendt Corporation acquired a new depreciable asset for $80,000. The asset has a four-year expected life and

Question:

Wendt Corporation acquired a new depreciable asset for $80,000. The asset has a four-year expected life and a residual value of zero.

Required:

1. Prepare a depreciation schedule for all four years of the asset's expected life using the straight-line depreciation method.

2. Prepare a depreciation schedule for all four years of the asset's expected life using the double-declining-balance depreciation method.

3. What questions should be asked about this asset to decide which depreciation method to use?

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