Tullahoma Company purchased equipment for $27,500. It depreciated the equipment over a five-year life by the double-declining-balance method until the end of the second year, at which time the asset was sold for $8,500. Calculate the gain or loss on the sale at the end of the second year.
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
Tullahoma Company purchased equipment for $27,500. It depreciated the equipment over a five-
year life by the double-declining-balance method until the end of the second year, at which time
the asset was sold for $8,500. Calculate the gain or loss on the sale at the end of the second year.
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