A company purchased a computer that cost $10,000. It had an estimated useful life of five years and no residual value. The computer was depreciated by the straight-line method and was sold at the end of the second year of use for $5,000 cash. The company should record:

A. a loss of $1,000.
B. a gain of $1,000.
C. neither a gain nor a loss-the computer was sold at its book value.
D. neither a gain nor a loss-the gain that occurred in this case would not be recognized.


Answer: A

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