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Equipment was acquired at the beginning of the year at a cost of $550,000. The equipment was depreciated using the double-declining-balance method based on an estimated useful life of 9 years and an estimated residual value of $46,070.
A. | What was the depreciation for the first year? Round your intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places. Round the depreciation for the year to the nearest whole dollar. |
B. | Assuming that the equipment was sold at the end of the second year for $542,850, determine the gain or loss on the sale of the equipment. |
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