Answer:
Book value = $45,703,520
Explanation:
We can calculate the book value of purchase after its third year of use by deducting all three years of depreciation from the cost of the asset.
DATA
Purchase cost = $55,736,000
Useful life = 15 years
Salvage value = $5,573,600
Solution
Book value = Cost - Accumulated depreciation
Book value = $55,736,000 - $10,032,480(w)
Book value = $45,703,520
Working
Depreciation per year = [tex]\frac{Cost-salvagevalue}{life}[/tex]
Depreciation per year = [tex]\frac{55,736,000-5,573,600}{15}[/tex]
Depreciation per year = $3,344,160
Depreciation for 3 years = $3,344,160 x 3
Depreciation for 3 years = $10,032,480
Three years accumulated depreciation for three years would be $10,032,480