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Mushali Services is now at the end of the final year of a project. The equipment

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Question

Mushali Services is now at the end of the final year of a project. The equipment originally cost $22,500, of which 75% has been depreciated. The firm can sell the used equipment today for $6,000, and its tax rate is 40%. What is the equipment Mushali Services is now at the end of the final year of a project. The equipment originally cost $22,500, of which 75% has been depreciated. The firm can sell the used equipment today for $6,000, and its tax rate is 40%. What is the equipment Mushali Services is now at the end of the final year of a project. The equipment originally cost $22,500, of which 75% has been depreciated. The firm can sell the used equipment today for $6,000, and its tax rate is 40%. What is the equipment

Explanation / Answer

correct answer is b. $5,850


% depreciated on equip. 75%


Tax rate 40%



Equipment cost $22,500


? Accumulated deprec. 16,875


Current book value of equipment $ 5,625


Market value of equipment 6,000


Gain (or loss): Market value ? Book value $ 375


Taxes paid on gain (?) or credited (+) on loss -150


AT salvage value = market value +/? taxes $ 5,850