A company using the group depreciation method for its delivery trucks retired one of the trucks after the average service life of the group was reached.Cash proceeds were received from a salvage company.The net carrying amount of these group asset accounts would be decreased by the
A) original cost of the truck.
B) original cost of the truck less the cash proceeds.
C) cash proceeds received.
D) cash proceeds received and original cost of the truck.

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Under the group depreciation method, when an asset is retired, the net carrying amount is decreased by the cash proceeds received, not the original cost.

A Company Using the Group Depreciation Method for Its Delivery