Oregon Company is in the process of preparing its financial statements for 2024. Assume that no entries for any depreciation or accounting changes have been recorded in 2024. The following information related to depreciation of fixed assets is provided to you: Oregon purchased equipment on January 2, 2021, for $75,000. At that time, the equipment had an estimated useful life of 10 years with a $5,000 salvage value. The equipment is depreciated on a straight- line basis. On January 2, 2024, as a result of additional information, the company determined that the equipment has a remaining useful life of 8 years with a $3,000 salvage value. Following all appropriate adjusting/closing journal entries, the 12/31/24 balance of accumulated depreciation for the equipment will be
A. $33,750
B. $5,750
C. $6,375
D. $9,875
E. $27,375