Indicate which type of account (asset, accumulated depreciation, or expense) would be debited for each of the following expenditures:

a. Painting an office building at a cost of \(\$ 1,000\). The building is painted every year.

b. Adding on a new plant wing at a cost of \(\$ 24,000,000\).

c. Expanding a paved parking lot at a cost of \(\$ 144,000\).

d. Replacing a stairway with an escalator at a cost of \(\$ 20,000\).

e. Replacing the transmission in an automobile at a cost of \(\$ 1,600\), thus extending its useful life two years beyond the original estimate.

f. Replacing a broken fan belt at a cost of \(\$ 600\).