Computing Partial Period, Double$-$Declining$-$Balance Depreciation

Silhouette Company purchased a machine that was installed and placed in service on November $1$ of the current year at a cost of $$96,000,$ including installation

cost$.$ Salvage value was estimated at $$16,000.$ The machine is being depreciated over $10$ years by the double$-$declining$-$balance method. For the year ended

December $31$ of the next year, what amount should Silhouette report as depreciation expense?

Depreciation expense for the next year: $