Problem
On January 1, 2018, Speedway Delivery Service purchased a truck at a cost of $75,000. Before placing the truck in service, Speedway spent $4,000 painting it, $600 replacing tires, and $8,400 overhauling the engine. The truck should remain in service for five years and have a residual value of $10,000. The truck's annual mileage is expected to be 27,000 miles in each of the first four years and 12,000 miles in the fifth year-120,000 miles in total. In deciding which depreciation method to use, Mitch Halstrom, the general manager, requests a depreciation schedule for each of the depreciation methods (straight-line, units-of-production, and double-declining-balance).
Task
A. Prepare a depreciation schedule for each depreciation method, showing asset cost, depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, and asset book value.
B. Before completing the units-of-production depreciation schedule, calculate the depreciation expense per unit. Select the formula, then enter the amounts and calculate the depreciation expense per unit. (Round depreciation expense per unit to two decimal places.)
C. Prepare a depreciation schedule using the units-of-production method. (Enter the depreciation per unit to two decimal places, $X.XX.)
D. Prepare a depreciation schedule using the double-declining-balance (DDB) method. (Round depreciation expense to the nearest whole dollar.)
E. Speedway prepares financial statements using the depreciation method that reports the highest net income in the early years of asset use. Consider the first year that Speedway uses the truck. Identify the depreciation method that meets the company's objectives.