Erwin Company, a calendar year taxpayer, made only two purchases of depreciable personalty this year. The first purchase was five-year recovery property costing $315,500, and the second purchase was seven-year recovery property costing $583,000. Use Table 7-2 and Appendix 7-A. Required: Compute Erwins first-year MACRS depreciation with respect to the personalty assuming that the first purchase occurred on February 2, and the second purchase occurred on June 18. Compute Erwins first-year MACRS depreciation with respect to the personalty assuming that the first purchase occurred on February 2, and the second purchase occurred on October 13.

Appendix 7A Midquarter Convention Tables Midquarter Convention for Business Personalty Placed in Service in First Quarter Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period Year 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 10-Year 15-Year 20-Year 1 58.33% 35.00% 25.00% 17.50% 8.75% 6.563% 2 27.78 26.00 21.43 16.50 9.13 7.000 3 12.35 15.60 15.31 13.20 8.21 6.482 4 1.54 11.01 10.93 10.56 7.39 5.996 5 11.01 8.75 8.45 6.65 5.546 6 1.38 8.74 6.76 5.99 5.130 7 8.75 6.55 5.90 4.746 8 1.09 6.55 5.91 4.459 9 6.56 5.90 4.459 10 6.55 5.91 4.459 11 0.82 5.90 4.459 12 5.91 4.460 13 5.90 4.459 14 5.91 4.460 15 5.90 4.459 16 0.74 4.460 17 4.459 18 4.460 19 4.459 20 4.460 21 0.557 Midquarter Convention for Business Personalty Placed in Service in Second Quarter Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period Year 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 10-Year 15-Year 20-Year 1 41.67% 25.00% 17.85% 12.50% 6.25% 4.688% 2 38.89 30.00 23.47 17.50 9.38 7.148 3 14.14 18.00 16.76 14.00 8.44 6.612 4 5.30 11.37 11.97 11.20 7.59 6.116 5 11.37 8.87 8.96 6.83 5.658 6 4.26 8.87 7.17 6.15 5.233 7 8.87 6.55 5.91 4.841 8 3.33 6.55 5.90 4.478 9 6.56 5.91 4.463 10 6.55 5.90 4.463 11 2.46 5.91 4.463 12 5.90 4.463 13 5.91 4.463 14 5.90 4.463 15 5.91 4.462 16 2.21 4.463 17 4.462 18 4.463 19 4.462 20 4.463 21 1.673 Midquarter Convention for Business Personalty Placed in Service in Third Quarter Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period Year 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 10-Year 15-Year 20-Year 1 25.00% 15.00% 10.71% 7.50% 3.75% 2.813% 2 50.00 34.00 25.51 18.50 9.63 7.289 3 16.67 20.40 18.22 14.80 8.66 6.742 4 8.33 12.24 13.02 11.84 7.80 6.237 5 11.30 9.30 9.47 7.02 5.769 6 7.06 8.85 7.58 6.31 5.336 7 8.86 6.55 5.90 4.936 8 5.53 6.55 5.90 4.566 9 6.56 5.91 4.460 10 6.55 5.90 4.460 11 4.10 5.91 4.460 12 5.90 4.460 13 5.91 4.461 14 5.90 4.460 15 5.91 4.461 16 3.69 4.460 17 4.461 18 4.460 19 4.461 20 4.460 21 2.788 Midquarter Convention for Business Personalty Placed in Service in Fourth Quarter Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period Year 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 10-Year 15-Year 20-Year 1 8.33% 5.00% 3.57% 2.50% 1.25% 0.938% 2 61.11 38.00 27.55 19.50 9.88 7.430 3 20.37 22.80 19.68 15.60 8.89 6.872 4 10.19 13.68 14.06 12.48 8.00 6.357 5 10.94 10.04 9.98 7.20 5.880 6 9.58 8.73 7.99 6.48 5.439 7 8.73 6.55 5.90 5.031 8 7.64 6.55 5.90 4.654 9 6.56 5.90 4.458 10 6.55 5.91 4.458 11 5.74 5.90 4.458 12 5.91 4.458 13 5.90 4.458 14 5.91 4.458 15 5.90 4.458 16 5.17 4.458 17 4.458 18 4.459 19 4.458 20 4.459 21 3.901 Recovery Period TABLE 7.2 MACRS for Business Personalty (Half-Year Convention) 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 10-Year 15-Year 20-Year Year 33.33% 44.45 14.81 7.41 20.00% 32.00 19.20 11.52 11.52 5.76 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Depreciation Rate 14.29% 10.00% 24.49 18.00 17.49 14.40 12.49 11.52 8.93 9.22 8.92 7.37 8.93 6.55 4.46 6.55 6.56 6.55 3.28 5.00% 9.50 8.55 7.70 6.93 6.23 5.90 5.90 5.91 5.90 5.91 5.90 5.91 5.90 5.91 2.95 3.750% 7.219 6.677 6.177 5.713 5.285 4.888 4.522 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 4.462 4.461 2.231 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21