Solo Country Club purchased a new computer system on October 1, 2008, at a cost of $96,000. The company estimated that the machine would have a salvage value of $12,000. The system is expected to be used for 10,000 working hours during its five-year life.
Instructions
Compute the depreciation expense under the following methods for the year indicated:
(a) Straight-line for 2008.
(b) Units-of activity for 2008, assuming system usages was 1,700 hours.
(c) Declining-balance using doubles the straight-line rate for 2008 and 2009.