Prepare journal entries to record these transactions. (a) Echo Company retires its delivery equipment, which cost $41,000.

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Prepare journal entries to record these transactions.
(a) Echo Company retires its delivery equipment, which cost $41,000. Accumulated depreciation is also $41,000 on this delivery equipment. No is received.
(b) Assume the same information as in part (a), except that accumulated depreciation for the equipment is $37,200 instead of $41,000.
Salvage Value
Salvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...