Rotan, Inc. purchased a van on January 1, 2018, for $850,000. Estimated life of the van was five years, and its estimated residual value was $94,000. Rotan uses the straight-line method of depreciation. At the beginning of 2020, the corporation revised the total estimated life of the asset from five years to six years. The estimated residual value remained the same as estimated earlier. Calculate the depreciation expense for 2020.

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The original annual depreciation was ($850,000 - $94,000) / 5 = $151,200. After two years, accumulated depreciation is $302,400. The book value at the beginning of 2020 is $850,000 - $302,400 = $547,600. With the revised life of 6 years, remaining life is 4 years. New annual depreciation is ($547,600 - $94,000) / 4 = $113,400.