Velco purchased a delivery truck at the beginning of Year 1 at a cost of $60,000. The truck is estimated to have a useful life to Velco of 5 years and an estimated salvage value of $10,000. It is estimated that the truck will be driven 100,000 miles during Velco's ownership period. Depreciation expense for Year 1 (the first year of the asset's life) under the straight-line method would be:

$10,000

Explanation:

Depreciation of an asset is the systematic allocation of estimated cost to an asset over time. It is added over the years to get the accumulated depreciation that is netted off the cost to get the net book value.

It is given as

Depreciation = (Cost - Salvage value)/Estimated useful life

Depreciation expense for Year 1 (the first year of the asset's life) under the straight-line method would be

= ( $60,000 - $10,000 ) / 5

= $50,000/5

= $10,000

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