Book Value of Fixed Assets Cannington, Inc., designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related software. The following information was taken from a recent annual report of Cannington industries: Property, Plant, and Equipment (in millions): Current Year Preceding Year Land and buildings $519,320 $301,206 Machinery, equipment, and internal-use software 493,354 389,490 Office furniture and equipment 77,898 67,512 Other fixed assets related to leases 628,377 472,581 Accumulated depreciation and amortization (659,536) (550,479) a. Compute the book value of the fixed assets for the current year and the preceding year. Current year book value Preceding year book value b. Would you normally expect the book value of fixed assets to increase or decrease during the year?
Book Value of Fixed Assets Cannington, Inc., designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related software. The following information was taken from a recent annual report of Cannington industries: Property, Plant, and Equipment (in millions): Current Year Preceding Year Land and buildings $519,320 $301,206 Machinery, equipment, and internal-use software 493,354 389,490 Office furniture and equipment 77,898 67,512 Other fixed assets related to leases 628,377 472,581 Accumulated depreciation and amortization (659,536) (550,479) a. Compute the book value of the fixed assets for the current year and the preceding year. Current year book value Preceding year book value b. Would you normally expect the book value of fixed assets to increase or decrease during the year?
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