An engineering firm purchased a second hand truck for P 530,000 and paid P 15,000 for freight and taxes to the job site. The equipment has a normal life of 10 years with a trade in value of P 50,000 against the purchase of a new equipment at the end of the life. Determine the annual depreciation cost by the straight line method.

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An engineering firm purchased a second hand truck for P 530,000 and paid P 15,000 for freight
and taxes to the job site. The equipment has a normal life of 10 years with a trade in value of P
50,000 against the purchase of a new equipment at the end of the life. Determine the annual
depreciation cost by the straight line method. 

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