Question: In recent years, Sonya Transportation purchased three used buses. Because of frequent turnover in the accounting department, a different accountant selected the depreciation method for

In recent years, Sonya Transportation purchased three used buses. Because of frequent turnover in the accounting department, a different accountant selected the depreciation method for each bus, and various methods were selected. Information concerning the buses is summarized on page 494.

                In recent years, Sonya Transportation purchased three used buses. Because of frequent

For the declining-balance method, the company uses the double-declining rate. For the units-of-activity method, total miles are expected to be 120,000. Actual miles of use in the first 3 years were: 2011, 24,000; 2012, 34,000; and 2013, 30,000.
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  (a) Compute the amount of accumulated depreciation on each bus at December 31, 2012.
  (b) If bus no. 2 was purchased on April 1 instead of January 1, what is the depreciation expense for this bus in (1) 2010 and (2) 2011?

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