On January 1, the Matthews band pays $67,000 for sound equipment. The band estimates it will use this equipment for five years and after five years it can sell the equipment for $2000. Matthews Band uses straight-line depreciation but realizes at start of the second year that this equipment will only last a total of three years. The salvage value is not changed. Compute the revised depreciation for both the second and third years.

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On January 1, the Matthews band pays $67,000 for sound equipment. The band estimates it will use this equipment for five years and after five years it can sell the equipment for $2000. Matthews Band uses straight-line depreciation but realizes at start of the second year that this equipment will only last a total of three years. The salvage value is not changed. Compute the revised depreciation for both the second and third years.

 

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