A laboratory equipment costing ₱146,000 has a projected salvage value of ₱15,000 after 6 years of use. After 3 years of operation, a terrible accident made it a total loss. If a depreciation reserve was maintained in a bank account during its 3 years of operation using the straight line method, how much is in the account at the time of the accident?

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A laboratory equipment costing ₱146,000 has a projected salvage value of ₱15,000 after 6 years of use. After 3 years of operation, a terrible accident made it a total loss. If a depreciation reserve was maintained in a bank account during its 3 years of operation using the straight line method, how much is in the account at the time of the accident?

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