Sheffield Company uses special strapping equipment in its packaging business. The equipment was purchased in January 2019 for $9,900,000 and had an estimated useful life of 8 years with no salvage value. At December 31, 2020, new technology was introduced that would accelerate the obsolescence of Sheffields equipment. Sheffields controller estimates that expected future net cash flows on the equipment will be $6,187,500 and that the fair value of the equipment is $5,445,000. Sheffield intends to continue using the equipment, but it is estimated that the remaining useful life is 4 years. Sheffield uses straight-line depreciation.

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What is the carrying value of the equipment at December 31, 2020?

Carrying value

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