Let’s say you and your roommate Nathan split a new $500 couch when you moved in together 2 years ago. The couch is currently in “very good” shape – the pillows are a bit flattened and there are some very minor signs of wear and tear, but not much else.
Now you are both moving out, and Nathan wants to keep the couch. You want to keep the $300 TV that you split around the same time (the TV still works fine). You should be paid back for your share of the couch, and Nathan should be paid back for his share of the TV. But what is the value of the couch and TV now, 2 years later?
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