Determining Fixed Asset's Book Value The balance in the equipment account is $3,350,000, and the balance in the accumulated depreciation-equipment account is $1,775,500. a. What is the book value of the equipment? $ b. Does the balance in the accumulated depreciation account mean that the equipment's loss of value is $1,775,500? because depreciation is an allocation of the of the equipment to the periods benefiting from its use.