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Oriole Company purchased a machine on July $1,2026,$ for $$33,600.$ Oriole paid $$240$ in title fees and delinquent county property taxes of $$150$ on the machine. In addition, Oriole paid $$600$ shipping charges for delivery, and $$570$ was paid to a local contractor to build and wire a platform for the machine on the plant floor. The machine has an estimated useful life of $6$ years with a salvage value of $$3,600.$

Determine the depreciation base of Oriole's new machine. Oriole uses straight$-$line depreciation.

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