OnJanuary 3​,2020​,GagneInc. paid $320,000 for a computer system. In addition to the basic purchase​ price, the company paid a setup fee of$2,500​,$6,400sales​ tax, and $21,100 for special installation. Management estimates that the computer will remain in service for five years and have a residual value of $20,000. The computer will process 50,000 documents the first​ year, decreasing annually by 5,000 during each of the next four years​ (that is 45,000 documents in 2021​,40,000 documents is 2022​, and so​ on). In trying to decide which depreciation method to​ use, the company president has requested a depreciation schedule for each of three depreciation methods​ (straight-line, units-of-production, and​ double-diminishing-balance).

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OnJanuary 3​,2020​,GagneInc. paid $320,000 for a computer system. In addition to the basic purchase​ price, the company paid a setup fee of$2,500​,$6,400sales​ tax, and $21,100 for special installation. Management estimates that the computer will remain in service for five years and have a residual value of $20,000.
The computer will process 50,000 documents the first​ year, decreasing annually by 5,000 during each of the next four years​ (that is 45,000 documents in 2021​,40,000 documents is 2022​, and so​ on). In trying to decide which depreciation method to​ use, the company president has requested a depreciation schedule for each of three depreciation methods​ (straight-line, units-of-production, and​ double-diminishing-balance).

 

 

 

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