Answer:
a loss of $3,000
Explanation:
A company makes a gain on the disposal of an asset when the amount received from the disposal is higher than the net book value or carrying amount of the asset.
The netbook value of the asset is the difference between the cost and the accumulated depreciation of the asset. The accumulated depreciation is the total depreciation over the used life of the asset and the depreciation is the result of the cost less residual value divided by the estimated asset life.
In light of the above,
Annual depreciation = ($48,000 - $8,000)/8
= $5,000
Between January 1 2020 and December 31 2022 is 3 years,
Accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2022
= 3 * $5,000
= $15,000
NBV at December 31, 2022
= $48,000 - $15,000
= $33,000
Gain/(loss) on disposal = $30,000 - $33,000
= ($3,000)
The company would record a loss of $3,000
