In recent years, Farr Company has purchased three machines. Because of frequent employee turnover in the accounting department, a different accountant was in charge of selecting the depreciation method for each machine, and various methods have been used. Information concerning the machines is summarized in the table below.
Machine | | Acquired | | Cost | | Salvage Value | | Useful Life (in years) | | Depreciation Method |
| 1 | | Jan. 1, 2012 | | $136,000 | | $39,700 | | 9 | | Straight-line |
| 2 | | July 1, 2013 | | 95,000 | | 11,100 | | 5 | | Declining-balance |
| 3 | | Nov. 1, 2013 | | 82,690 | | 7,890 | | 7 | | Units-of-activity |
For the declining-balance method, Farr Company uses the double-declining rate. For the units-of-activity method, total machine hours are expected to be 34,000. Actual hours of use in the first 3 years were: 2013, 660; 2014, 5,040; and 2015, 6,300.