Answer :
Answer:
C. $16000 increase
Explanation:
we need to first calculate the depreciation for the equipment, so we are given the gain of equipment if it is to be sold of $80000 which is the fair market value price of the equipment and we are further told that the subsidiary uses straight line depreciation with no residual value which this means that the equipment will depreciate up till it is $0 and that its depreciation will be calculated as follows:
Depreciation = cost of equipment/ number of years left on equipment
= $80000/5
= $16000
straight line depreciation is where the asset is used over its useful life as calculated above. Then there will be an increase in income by 2020 up until the equipment is gone then this transaction will be adjusted.