In the first week of the fourth year the equipment was sold


Question - New tire retreading equipment, acquired at a cost of $144,000 at the beginning of a fiscal year, has an estimated useful life of four years and an estimated residual value of $10,800.  The manager requested information regarding the effect of alternative methods on the amount of depreciation expense each year.  On the basis of the data presented to the manager, the double-declining -balance method was selected.

In the first week of the fourth year, the equipment was sold for $19,750.

Question: Illustrate the effects on the accounts and financial statements of the sale.

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