Riverbend Earthworks Inc. purchased a used Komatsu PC210 excavator for $600,000 in January 2018. The company estimates the equipment's useful life to be 12 years and the salvage value to be $80,000. Using straight-line depreciation, calculate the depreciation expense for 2018, the first year of the equipment's life, and determine the equipment's net book value at December 31, 2020, after the third year of the equipment's life. (Round your calculation to nearest number for Accumulated depreciation part if needed)

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Riverbend Earthworks Inc. purchased a used Komatsu PC210 excavator for $600,000 in January 2018. The company estimates the equipment's useful life to be 12 years and the salvage value to be $80,000. Using straight-line depreciation, calculate the depreciation expense for 2018, the first year of the equipment's life, and determine the equipment's net book value at December 31, 2020, after the third year of the equipment's life. (Round your calculation to nearest number for Accumulated depreciation part if needed)

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