Compare Three Depreciation Methods
Breyer Company purchased packaging equipment on January 3, 2010, for $101,250. The equipment was expected to have a useful life of three years, or 25,000 operating hours, and a residual value of $7,500. The equipment was used for 9,500 hours during 2010, 8,400 hours in 2011, and 7,100 hours in 2012.
Instructions:
1. Determine the amount of depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2011, and 2012, by the Straight-Line Method, the Units-of-Production Method, and the Double-Declining-Balance Method. Also determine the total depreciation expense for the three years by each method.