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The word “account receivable” means the payment is yet to be made for the work that is already done. Generally, each and every business sells its goods and services either in cash or in credit. So, when the goods are sold on credit account receivable arise which means the company is going to get the payment from its customer to whom the goods are sold on credit. Usually, the credit period may be for a very short period of time and in some rare cases it takes a year.
![Scrimshander, Inc. is a shipping company, transporting goods using cargo ships. On January 1, 2017, the company purchases and puts into service a cargo ship costing
$10,000,000. The expected useful life of the ship is 25 years, and the salvage value is $800,000. Enter your answers below in whole dollar amounts without a $ sign.
a. Calculate the annual depreciation expense that Scrimshander must recognize on the cargo ship over the next 25 years.
b. Calculate the net book value of the cargo ship as of December 31, 2020.
c. Calculate the net book value of the cargo ship as of December 31, 2041.
d. Assume that Scrimshander continues using this cargo ship throughout 2042. How much depreciation expense should Scrimshander recognize for that year?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc47a1956-b8c5-495b-9c59-e527e10b519f%2Ff23bcdcb-1713-449d-a4e7-72fe35cdb3f2%2Fv57wrqf_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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