On December 31, 2022, the book value of the equipment comes out to be $36,840 with monthly depreciation of $620.
Option D is the correct answer.
<h3>What is meant by depreciation?</h3>
Depreciation is a method that applies to tangible fixed assets where the fall in the value of an asset has been recorded.
Given values:
The purchase cost of equipment: $44,280
Monthly depreciation: $620
<u>Step-1</u> Computation of annual depreciation charges:
![\rm\ Annual \rm\ depreciation=\rm\ Monthly \rm\ depreciation \times \rm\ Number \rm\ of \rm\ months \rm\ in \rm\ a \rm\ year\\\rm\ Annual \rm\ depreciation=\$620 \times\ 12\\\rm\ Annual \rm\ depreciation=\$7,440](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Crm%5C%20Annual%20%5Crm%5C%20depreciation%3D%5Crm%5C%20Monthly%20%5Crm%5C%20depreciation%20%5Ctimes%20%5Crm%5C%20Number%20%5Crm%5C%20of%20%5Crm%5C%20months%20%5Crm%5C%20in%20%20%5Crm%5C%20a%20%5Crm%5C%20year%5C%5C%5Crm%5C%20Annual%20%5Crm%5C%20depreciation%3D%5C%24620%20%5Ctimes%5C%2012%5C%5C%5Crm%5C%20Annual%20%5Crm%5C%20depreciation%3D%5C%247%2C440)
<u>Step-2</u> Computation of book value of the equipment at the year-end:
![\rm\ Equipment's \rm\ Book \rm\ value=\rm\ Purchase \rm\ Cost \rm\ of \rm\ Equipment-\rm\ Annual \rm\ Depreciation \\\rm\ Equipment's \rm\ Book \rm\ value=\$44,280-\$7,440\\\rm\ Equipment's \rm\ Book \rm\ value=\$36,840](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Crm%5C%20Equipment%27s%20%5Crm%5C%20Book%20%5Crm%5C%20value%3D%5Crm%5C%20Purchase%20%5Crm%5C%20Cost%20%5Crm%5C%20of%20%5Crm%5C%20Equipment-%5Crm%5C%20Annual%20%5Crm%5C%20Depreciation%20%5C%5C%5Crm%5C%20Equipment%27s%20%5Crm%5C%20Book%20%5Crm%5C%20value%3D%5C%2444%2C280-%5C%247%2C440%5C%5C%5Crm%5C%20Equipment%27s%20%5Crm%5C%20Book%20%5Crm%5C%20value%3D%5C%2436%2C840)
Therefore, when the company purchases equipment at $44,280 with annual depreciation is $7,440, then the equipment's book value comes out to be $36,840 at the year-end.
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