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Adelphi Company purchased a machine on January 1, 2017, for$50,000. The machine was estimated to have a service life of tenyears with an estimated residual value of $5,000. Adelphi sold themachine on January 1, 2021 for $27,000. Adelphi uses the doubledeclining method for depreciation. Using this information, how muchis the gain or (loss) for the equipment sale entry made on January1, 2021. Enter a loss as a negative number.

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Answer Gain on sale of equipment 6520 Explanation Double Declining balance depreciation is calculated using the following formula Depreciation Depreciation    See Answer
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