Equipment was purchased for $60,000. freight charges amounted to $2,800 and there was a cost of $8,000 for building a foundation and installing the equipment. it is estimated that the equipment will have a $12,000 salvage value at the end of its 5-year useful life. depreciation expense each year using the straight-line method will bea. $14,160.b. $11,760.c. $9,840.d. $9,600

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Cash flows during the first year of operations for the harman-kardon consulting company were as follows: cash collected from customers, $385,000; cash paid for rent, $49,000; cash paid to employees for services rendered during the year, $129,000; cash paid for utilities, $59,000. in addition, you determine that customers owed the company $69,000 at the end of the year and no bad debts were anticipated. also, the company owed the gas and electric company $2,900 at year-end, and the rent payment was for a two-year period.

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