The Jefferson Co. purchased a machine on January 1, 2016. The machine cost $595,000. It had an estimated life of ten years, or 30,000 units, and an estimated residual value of $40,000. In 2016, Jeffries produced 3,000 units.
Required:
Compute the depreciation charge for 2016 using each of the following methods:
a. Double-declining-balance method
b. Activity method units of output)
c. Sum-of-the-years'-digits method
d. Straight-line method

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The Answer of The Jefferson Co. purchased a machine on January 1, 2016. The machine cost $595,000. It had an estimated life of ten years, or 30,000 units, and an estimated residual value of $40,000. In 2016, Jeffries produced 3,000 units.
Required:
Compute the depreciation charge for 2016 using each of the following methods:
a. Double-declining-balance method
b. Activity method units of output)
c. Sum-of-the-years'-digits method
d. Straight-line method