Question 1

Computing Depreciation for Partial Years A company with a calendar yearend purchases a machine costing $77,400 on July 1, 2020. The machine is expected to be obsolete after five years (60 months) and, thereafter, no longer useful to the company. The estimated salvage value is $3,600. The companys depreciation policy is to record depreciation for the portion of the year that the asset is in service. Compute depreciation expense for both 2020 and 2021 under the straightline depreciation method. Depreciation in 2020: $Answer Depreciation in 2021: $Answer