Alright, ready to do some subtraction? We're taking 89408 and subtracting 48571 from it.

Step 1: We'll start by subtracting the digit 1 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 1 and get 7.
7 is the first digit of our result.

Step 2: We'll start by subtracting the digit 7 and the borrow 0 from 0 in column 2 and get -7.
We add -7 to 10 and get 3 as the next digit of the result.

Step 3: We'll start by subtracting the digit 5 and the borrow 1 from 4 in column 3 and get -2.
We add -2 to 10 and get 8 as the next digit of the result.

Step 4: We'll start by subtracting the digit 8 and the borrow 1 from 9 in column 4 and get 0.
0 is the next digit of our result.

Step 5: We'll start by subtracting the digit 4 and the borrow 0 from 8 in column 5 and get 4.
4 is the next digit of our result.

So, 89408 - 48571 = 40837.