On March $31,2024,$ management of Quality Appliances committed to a plan to sell equipment. The equipm $lon$ th was available for

immediate sale, and an active plan to locate a buyer was initiated. The equipment had been purchased on January $1,2022,$ for

$$580,000.$ The equipment had an estimated six$-$year service life and residual value of $$100,000.$ The equipment was being

depreciated using the straight$-$line method. Quality's fiscal year ends on December $31.$

Required:

Calculate the equipment's book value as of March $31,2024.($Hint: Depreciation for $2024$ would include up to March $31.)$

By December $31,2024,$ the equipment has not been sold, but management expects that it will be sold in $2025$ for $$374,000.$ For

what amount is the equipment reported in the December $31,2024,$ balance sheet?

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Calculate the equipment's book value as of March $31,2024.($Hint: Depreciation for $2024$ would include up to March $31.)$