Wheeler Bus Lines uses the units-of-activity method in depreciating its buses. One bus was purchased on January

Question:

Wheeler Bus Lines uses the units-of-activity method in depreciating its buses. One bus was purchased on January 1, 2014, at a cost of $145,000. Over its 4-year useful life, the bus is expected to be driven 100,000 miles. is expected to be $15,000.

Instructions
(a) Compute the depreciable cost per unit.
(b) Prepare a depreciation schedule assuming actual mileage was: 2014, 26,000; 2015, 32,000; 2016, 25,000; and 2017, 17,000.

Salvage Value
Salvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...