On September 30, 2018, Bricker Enterprises purchased a machine for $200,000. The estimated service life is 10 years with a $20,000 residual value. Bricker records partial-year depreciation based on the number of months in service.
-Depreciation (to the nearest dollar) for 2018, using sum-of-the-years' digits method, would be:

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On September 30, 2018, Bricker Enterprises purchased a machine for $200,000. The estimated service life is 10 years with a $20,000 residual value. Bricker records partial-year depreciation based on the number of months in service. 
-Depreciation (to the nearest dollar) for 2018, using sum-of-the-years' digits method, would be:

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($200,000 - 20,000) × 10/55 × 3/12 = $8,182

On September 30, 2018, Bricker Enterprises Purchased a Machine for $200,000