Depreciation expense. Richardses' Tree Farm, Inc. has just purchased a new aerial tree trimmer for $86,000. Calculate the depreciation schedule using a seven-year life (for the property class category of a single-purpose agricultural and horticultural structure from Table 10.3) for both straight-line depreciation and MACRS, . Use the half-year convention for both methods. Compare the depreciation schedules before and after taxes using a 40% tax rate. What do you notice about the difference between these two methods? Using a seven-year life, straight-line depreciation, and the half-year convention for the first and last years, what is the annual depreciation of the trimmer? $(Round to the nearest dollar.) Depreciation expense. Richardses' Tree Farm, Inc. has just purchased a new aerial tree trimmer for $86,000. Calculate the depreciation schedule using a seven-year life (for the property class category of a single-purpose agricultural and horticultural structure from Table 10.3) for both straight-line depreciation and MACRS, . Use the half-year convention for both methods. Compare the depreciation schedules before and after taxes using a 40% tax rate. What do you notice about the difference between these two methods? Using a seven-year life, straight-line depreciation, and the half-year convention for the first and last years, what is the annual depreciation of the trimmer? $(Round to the nearest dollar.)