On april 5, 2018, kinsey places in service a new automobile that cost $36,000. he does not elect § 179 expensing, and he elects not to take any available additional first-year depreciation. the car is used 70% for business and 30% for personal use in each tax year. kinsey chooses the macrs 200% declining-balance method of cost recovery (the auto is a 5-year asset). assume the following luxury automobile limitations: year 1: $10,000; year 2: $16,000. compute the total depreciation allowed for 2018 and 2019.

Exercise 2-12 cost behavior; high-low method [lo2-3, lo2-4] speedy parcel service operates a fleet of delivery trucks in a large metropolitan area. a careful study by the company’s cost analyst has determined that if a truck is driven 120,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost is 11.6 cents per mile. if a truck is driven only 80,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost increases to 13.6 cents per mile. required: 1.& 2. using the high-low method, estimate the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of truck operation. (round the "variable cost per mile" to 3 decimal places.)