Stacey Ltd purchased a new machine on 1 September 2019 at a
cost of $243,000 (excluding GST).
The entity estimated that the machine has a residual value of
$28,800 (excluding GST).
The machine is expected to be used for 42,000 working hours
during its 10 year life
Assume a 31 December year-end.
Required
(a) Calculate the depreciation expense using the straight-line
method for 2019 and 2020.
(b) Calculate the depreciation expense using the
diminishing-balance method and a depreciation rate of 25% for 2019
and 2020.
(c) Calculate the depreciation expense using the
units-of-production method for 2019, assuming the machine usage was
1.820 hours.
(d) On 31 December 2020 the company discarded a delivery truck
that was purchased on 1 January 2016 for $23,650 cash
including
GST of 10% and was depreciated on a straight line basis with a
useful life of 6 years and a residual value of $2150 (excluding
GST).
What was the profit or loss on the scrapping of the
truck?