Sorter Company purchased equipment for $200,000 on January 2, 2019. The equipment has an estimated service life of 8 years and an estimated residual value of $20,000.

Required:
Compute the depreciation expense for 2019 under each of the following methods:
1. Straight-line
2. Sum-of-the-years’-digits
3. Double-declining-balance
4. Next Level What effect does the depreciation of the equipment have on the analysis of rate of return?