A company buys a fixed asset on January 1, 2012 for $20,000. The accumulated depreciation for three years is $12,000. What will be the book value of the asset on December 31, 2014? The asset is sold on December 31, 2014 for $10,000. Will the company make a profit from this disposal? The book value of the asset on December 31, 2014 is $ (Blank 1) . The company will make a (Blank 2).

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8,000
5,000
12,000

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loss of $2,000
profit of $2,000
profit of $8,000

An attorney came to work on a saturday. when he signed in, he was advised by the morning security guard employed by the building management that he must be out of the building by 5 p.m., when it closes. however, he stayed past 5 p.m. to complete a brief that had to be filed on monday morning. at 5: 15 p.m., the afternoon security guard set the locks on all the doors of the building and left. because she was in a hurry, she did not check the sign-in sheet to make sure that everyone had signed out, contrary to mandatory procedures. when the attorney tried to exit 15 minutes later, he discovered that the doors were all locked and could not be opened from the inside. he used his cell phone to call for , and a supervisor from the building arrived and let him out shortly thereafter. if the attorney sues the building management for false imprisonment, is he likely to win?