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Rio Grande Company Purchased Equipment on January 1, 2017 for $75,000

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Rio Grande Company purchased equipment on January 1, 2017 for $75,000. The estimated useful life of the equipment is 5 years, the salvage value is $10,000, and the company uses the double-declining balance method to depreciate fixed assets. Which of the following journal entries would Rio Grande record if the equipment is scrapped after five years?
a.
 Equipment 75,000 Gain on Disposal of Plant Asset 10,000Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment 65,000\begin{array}{lrr} \text { Equipment } &75,000\\ \text { Gain on Disposal of Plant Asset } &&10,000\\ \text {Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment } &&65,000\\\end{array}

b.
 Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment 75,000Equipment 75,000\begin{array}{lrr} \text { Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment } &75,000\\ \text {Equipment } &&75,000\\\end{array}

c.
 Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment 65,000 Loss on Disposal of Plant Asset 10,000 Equipment75,000\begin{array}{lrr} \text { Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment } &65,000\\ \text { Loss on Disposal of Plant Asset } &10,000\\ \text { Equipment} &&75,000\\\end{array}

d.
 Depreciation Expense 65,000Loss on Disposal of Plant Asset 10,000 Equipment 75,000\begin{array}{lrr} \text { Depreciation Expense } &65,000\\ \text {Loss on Disposal of Plant Asset } &10,000\\ \text { Equipment } &&75,000\\\end{array}

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