Wilson Company purchased equipment to be used in its factory. The equipment cost $32,000. Wilson estimates that the equipment will have a useful life of 8,000 hours after which it will have a $2,000 salvage value. During the first year, the machine was used for 2,500 hours. Using units of production depreciation, which of the following is correct regarding recording (journalizing) depreciation?
Debit Machine Expense
Credit Accumulated Depreciation
Debit Depreciation Expense
Credit Machine
Debit Depreciation Expense
Credit Accumulated Depreciation
Wilson Company purchased equipment to be used in its factory. The equipment cost $32,000. It will be used for 5 years, after which its residual value will be about $2,000. What is the depreciable basis of the equipment assuming the company uses straight-line depreciation?
$32,000
$30,000
$24,000
$29,500
What is the normal balance of accumulated depreciation?
Debit
Credit
It is a temporary account and has no normal balance.
It depends on how much the asset has been depreciated.
How is the book value (carrying value) of an asset computed?
Depreciable basis - Accumulated Depreciation
Original Cost - Accumulated Depreciation
Original Cost - Depreciation Expense
Depreciable basis - Depreciation Expense
Wilson Company purchased equipment to be used in its factory. The equipment cost $32,000. Wilson estimates that the equipment will have a useful life of 8,000 hours after which it will have a $2,000 salvage value. During the first year, the machine was used for 2,500 hours. Using units of production depreciation, what is the depreciation expense per machine hour?
$3.75 per Machine Hour
$4.00 per Machine Hour
#3.50 per Machine Hour
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