Mango Company purchased equipment for $100,000 and assigned it an estimated salvage value of $10,000 and a useful life of 10 years. After two years of using the double-declining balance method for depreciation, the company decided to switch to the straight-line method. The company also revised the equipment's remaining useful life to 6 years. What is the depreciation expense for the equipment for the third year? Answer a. $12,000 b. $9,000 c. $11,500 d. $13,500

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Mango Company purchased equipment for $100,000 and assigned it an estimated salvage value of $10,000 and a useful life of 10 years. After two years of using the double-declining balance method for depreciation, the company decided to switch to the straight-line method. The company also revised the equipment's remaining useful life to 6 years. What is the depreciation expense for the equipment for the third year?

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a.

$12,000



b.

$9,000

c.

$11,500

d.

$13,500

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