Mitchell Corporation bought equipment on January 1, 2014. The equipment cost $180,000 and had an expected salvage value of $30,000. The life of the equipment was estimated to be 6 years. The book value of the equipment at the beginning of the third year would be

$130,000

Explanation:

The net book value of an asset is the difference between the cost and the accumulated depreciation.

Annual depreciation is the cost less salvage value divided by the useful life of the asset.

Annual depreciation = ($180,000 - $30,000)/6

= $25,000

At the beginning of the 3rd year,

Accumulated depreciation = 2 × $25,000 = $50,000

Book value = $180,000 - $50,000

= $130,000

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