Stegman Company purchased a machine on January 2 for its
business for $243,000. The machine has an expected useful life of 5
years and an expected salvage value of $9,000. The company expects
to use the machine for 1,400 hours in the first year, 2,000 hours
in the second year, 1,600 hours in the third year, 1,450 hours in
the fourth year, and 1,200 hours in the final year. Calculate the
annual depreciation expense for each of the five years using each
of the following depreciation methods:
a. Straight-line
b. Double-declining balance
c. Sum-of-the-years digit
d. MACRS
e. Units-of-production (assume that actual usage equals
expected usage)
