Question: Whippet Bus Lines uses the units-of-activity method in depreciating its buses. One bus was purchased on January 1, 2017, at a cost of $145,000. Over

Whippet Bus Lines uses the units-of-activity method in depreciating its buses. One bus was purchased on January 1, 2017, at a cost of $145,000. Over its 4-year useful life, the bus is expected to be driven 245,000 miles. Salvage value is expected to be $7,800.

Compute the depreciation cost per unit. (Round answer to 3 decimal places, e.g. 6.251)

Depreciation cost per unit

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Prepare a depreciation schedule assuming actual mileage was: 2017, 58,000; 2018, 75,400; 2019, 59,450; and 2020, 39,150. (Round depreciation cost per unit to 3 decimal places, e.g. 0.125 and other answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125)

Computation

End of Year

Years

Units of Activity

Depreciation Cost/Unit

=

Annual Depreciation Expense

Accumulated Depreciation

Book Value

2017

$

$

$

$

2018
2019
2020

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