Reference no: EM132463760

Carla Company acquired a plant asset at the beginning of Year 1. The asset has an estimated service life of 5 years. An employee has prepared depreciation schedules for this asset using three different methods to compare the results of using one method with the results of using other methods. You are to assume that the following schedules have been correctly prepared for this asset using (1) the straight-line method, (2) the sum-of-the-years'-digits method, and (3) the double-declining-balance method.

Year                                                Straight-Line        Double-Declining-      Balance

Years'-DigitsSum-of-the-

  1                                                      $9,180                    $15,300            $20,400

2                                                           9,180                    12,240            12,240

3                                                            9,180                     9,180              7,344

4                                                            9,180                      6,120             4,406

5                                                             9,180                      3,060            1,510

Total                                                                    $45,900                   $45,900           $45,900

Answer the following questions.

Question (a) What is the cost of the asset being depreciated?

Cost of asset

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