Mercury Company Reports Depreciation Expense of $40,000 for Year 2

question 81

Multiple Choice

Mercury Company reports depreciation expense of $40,000 for Year 2. Also, equipment costing $150,000 was sold for its book value in Year 2. There were no other equipment purchases or sales during the year. The following selected information is available for Mercury Company from its comparative balance sheet. Compute the cash received from the sale of the equipment.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { At December 31 } & { \text { Year 2 } } & \text { Year 1 } \\\hline \text { Equipment } & \$ 600,000 & \$ 750,000 \\\hline \text { Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment } & 428,000 & 500,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) $68,000.
• B) $32,000.
• C) $38,000.
• D) $36,000.
• E) $40,000.

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Definitions:

Cost of Goods Sold

The total cost of manufacturing and delivering a product to customers, typically including material, labor, and overhead expenses.

Inventory

Materials and goods a business holds for the purpose of resale or as input in its production process.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

A measure of a company's financial leverage, determined by dividing its total liabilities by stockholders' equity.

Debt to Equity Ratio

A financial ratio indicative of the relative proportion of shareholders' equity and debt used to finance a company's assets.