Acounty acquires equipment for $16,000,000 at the beginning of 2015. the equipment has an 8-year life, no residual value. at the beginning of 2021 (6 years later), the equipment is sold for $9,000,000. use straight-line depreciation, if appropriate. the equipment is used for general operations and is reported in the general fund. what is reported in the general fund's operating statement, related to this equipment, in 2015?

The state in which the manufacturing company you work for is located regulates the presence of a particular substance in the environment to concentrations ≤ x. recently-released, reliable research endorsed by the responsible federal agency conclusively demonstrates that the substance poses no risks at concentrations up to 5x. your company has asked you to consider designing a new process with a waste discharge stream containing up to 2x of the substance. based on the stated conditions, describe this possible.