At the beginning of Year 1, Copland Drugstore purchased a new computer system for $52,000. It is expected to have a five-year life and a $7,000 salvage value. Required a. Compute the depreciation for each of the five years, assuming that the company uses (1) Straight-line depreciation. (2) Double-declining-balance depreciation.

Explanation:

1. Calculate Straight-line depreciation

= Cost - salvage value/useful life

= $52,000 - $7,000/5

= $45,000/5

= $9,000 per year for 5 years

2. Double-declining-balance depreciation.

= 2 X Cost of the asset/Useful Life

= 2 x $52,000/5

= $104,000/5

= $20,800 year 1

= 2 X Cost of the asset/Useful Life

= 2 x (52,000-20,800)/4

= 2 x 31,200/4

=$62,400/4

= $15,600 year 2

= 2 X Cost of the asset/Useful Life

= 2 x (52,000-20,800-15,600)/3

= 2 x 15,600/3

= $31,200/3

= $10,400 year 3

= 2 X Cost of the asset/Useful Life

= 2 x (52,000-20,800-15,600- 10,400)/2

= 2 x 5,200/2

Since the cost bal is less than the salvage value, we have to stop here.