Brown corp recently recognized a 4000 dollar loss on the sale of equipment that it had owned for 36 months. Brown paid 20000 dollars for the equipment and had used straight line depreciation with a 4 year useful life and a 2000 dollar salvage value. How much did brown sell the equipment for
A. 2500
B. 500
C. 6500
D. Not enough information
Annual Depreciation = (Cost Of The Asset- Salvage Value)/ Life Of The Asset | ||||
= $20000-2000/4 years | ||||
= $4500 per year | ||||
Accumulated depreciation = Annual depreciation * number of years used | ||||
=4500*3 | ||||
=13500 | ||||
Book Value = Original cost - accumulated deoreciation | ||||
=20000-13500 | ||||
=6500 | ||||
Sale value of asset = Book value - loss on sale | ||||
=$6500-4000 | ||||
=$2500 | ||||
Correct Option : A. 2500 | ||||
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