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Cardco Inc. has an annual accounting period which ends on December 31. During th

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Question

Cardco Inc. has an annual accounting period which ends on December 31. During the current year a depreciable asset which cost $42,000 was purchased on September 2. The asset has a $4,000 estimated salvage value. The company uses straight-line depreciation and expects the asset to have a 5 year life. What is the total depreciation expense for the current year?

       $1,900.00

       $7,600.00

       $2,533.33

       $2,800.00

       $3,166.67

Cardco Inc. has an annual accounting period which ends on December 31. During the current year a depreciable asset which cost $42,000 was purchased on September 2. The asset has a $4,000 estimated salvage value. The company uses straight-line depreciation and expects the asset to have a 5 year life. What is the total depreciation expense for the current year?

Explanation / Answer

answer is   $2,533.33


1) Figure out total depreciation
2) Divide by 5
3) Figure out how many days in the year they had it for.
4) You should be able to figure it out from here

38000/5= 7600/(120/365) = The answer is A