Crackling Fried Chicken bought equipment on January $2,2024,$ for $$18,000.$ The equipment was expected to remain in service for four years and to operate for $3,000$ hours. At the end of the equipment's useful life, Crackling estimates that its residual value will be $$3,000.$ The equipment operated for $300$ hours the first year, $900$ hours the second year, $1,200$ hours the third year, and $600$ hours the fourth year

Read the requirements.

$\backslash$table$[[$Date$,$Cost,,Yer Unit,,units,,,nse,,clation,Value$],[1-2-2024$$$,18,000,,,,,,,,,$St$,18,000],[12-31-2024,,$s$,,x,300,=,$s$,1,500,$$$,1,500,16,500],[12-31-2025,,,5,x,900,=,,4,500,,6,000,12,000],[12-31-2026,,,5,x,1,200,=,,6,000,,12,000,6,000],[12-31-2027,,,5,x,600,=,,3,000,,15,000,3,000]]$

Prepare a depreciation schedule using the double$-$declining$-$balance $($DDB$)$ method. $($Enter a $"0"$ for any items with a zero value.$)$

Double$-$Declining$-$Balance Depreciation Schedule

$\backslash$table$[[$Date$,\backslash$table$[[$Asset$],[$Cost$]],$Depreciation for the Year,$\{$

$\backslash$table$[[$Accumulated$],[$Depreciation$]]\},,\backslash$table$[[$Book$],[$Value$]]],[\backslash$table$[[$Book$],[$Value$]],,\backslash$table$[[$DDB$],[$Rate$]],,\backslash$table$[[$Depreciation$],[$Expense$]],],[1-2-2024,18,000,,,,,,,,$s$,18,000],[12-31-2024,,18,000,x,2(14),=,9,000,$$$,9,000,,9,000],[12-31-2025,,9,000,\backslash$table$[[x,,]],2(14),=,2250,,11250,,6750],[12-31-2026,,6750,,,=,1296\mathrm{.}88,,12546\mathrm{.}88,,5453\mathrm{.}12],[12-31-2027,,,,,=,1234\mathrm{.}43,,13781\mathrm{.}31,,4218\mathrm{.}69]]$