Carpenters Company, a manufacturing company, acquired equipment on January 1, 2017 for $ 500 comma 000. Estimated useful life of the equipment was seven years and the estimated residual value was $ 11 comma 000. On January 1, 2020, after using the equipment for three years, the total estimated useful life has been revised to nine total years. Residual value remains unchanged. The company uses the straightminusline method of depreciation. Calculate depreciation expense for 2020. (Round any intermediate calculations to two decimal places, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

$46,571

Explanation:

The cost price is $500,000

The residual value  is $ 11,000

Useful life is 7years

The depreciable amount will be cost price -residual value

=$500,000 - $11,000

=$489,000

Depreciation expense per year on the straight-line method will be

=$489,000/7

=$69,857. 14

After three years, the total depreciable amount will be 69,857.14 x 3

=$209,571.42

New book value after three years will be 489,000 - 209,571.42

=$279,428.58.

Useful has been adjusted to nine years.  Three years have passed. Four years remain plus two added years meaning six years to go.

Depreciation from the 4th year will be

=279,428.58/6

=$46,571

answer(d) all of the choices are correct;