A building with a cost of $780,000 has an estimated residual value of $90,000, has an estimated useful life of 40 years, and is depreciated by the straight-line method.
(a) What is the amount of the annual depreciation?
(b) What is the book value at the end of the twenty-fourth year of use?
(c) If at the start of the twenty-fifth year it is estimated that the remaining life is 10 years and that the residual value is $70,000, what is the depreciation expense for each of the remaining 10 years?