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15 April, 12:19

Claxton Company purchased a van on January 1, 2018, for $820,000. The estimated life of the van was five years, and its estimated residual value was $103,000. Claxton uses the straight-line method of depreciation. At the beginning of 2020, the company revised the total estimated life of the asset from five years to four years. The estimated residual value remained the same as estimated earlier. Calculate the depreciation expense for 2020.

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  1. 15 April, 14:34
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    The depreciation expense for 2020 is $215,100

    Explanation:

    Given

    Claxton Company purchased a van on January 1, 2018, for $820,000.

    Useful life = 5 years

    Residual value = $103,000

    Annual depreciation = ($820,000 - $103,000) / 5

    = $717,000/5

    = $143,400

    At the beginning of 2020, the asset would have been depreciated for 2 years (2018 and 2019)

    Net book value = $820,000 - 2 ($143,400)

    = $533,200

    Since the residual value remains the same after a revision of the estimated useful life from 5 years to 4 years

    The asset would only have 2 years left for depreciation.

    Annual depreciation = ($533,200 - $103,000) / 2

    = $430,200/2

    = $215,100
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