At the beginning of 2017, your company buys a $34,000 piece of equipment that it expects to use for 4 years. The equipment has an estimated residual value of $2,000. The company expects to produce a total of 200,000 units. Actual production is as follows: 41,000 units in 2017, 49,000 units in 2018, 45,000 units in 2019, and 65,000 units in 2020. Required:
a. Determine the depreciable cost.
b. Calculate the depreciation expense per year under the straight-line method.
c. Use the straight-line method to prepare a depreciation schedule.
d. Calculate the depreciation rate per unit under the units-of-production method.
e. Use the units-of-production method to prepare a depreciation schedule.