A Machine Was Purchased for $40,000

question 124

Multiple Choice

A machine was purchased for $40,000. It has a current carrying value of $26,000 and had a depreciable cost of $36,000. Its estimated residual value must have been

• A) $4,000.
• B) $10,000.
• C) $14,000.
• D) impossible to determine from the facts given.

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