Answer:
a. The value depreciation for the first year is $28000.
b. There will be a loss of sale of the equipment by $6000.
Step-by-step explanation:
Equipment was purchased at the beginning at a cost of $465,000.
Now, the price of the equipment depreciates in a linear manner i.e. depreciates equally every year.
The price of the equipment is depreciated to $45000 after 15 years of its estimated useful life.
So, the per year depreciation of value of the equipment will be [tex]\frac{465000 - 45000}{15} = 28000[/tex] dollars per year.
a. The value depreciation for the first year is $28000. (Answer)
b. The depreciated value of the equipment after 8 years will be $[465000 - (28000 × 8)] = $241000.
If the equipment was sold for $235000 at the end of the eighth year, then there will be a loss by $(241000 - 235000) = $6000. (Answer)