Exercise 8-11A Events related to the acquisition, use, and disposal of a tangible plant asset: Straight-line depreciation LO 8-2, 8-5 City Taxi Service purchased a new auto to use as a taxi on January 1, Year 1, for $28,800. In addition, City paid sales tax and title fees of $1,200 for the vehicle. The taxi is expected to have a five-year life and a salvage value of $5,400 Required a. Using the straight-line method, compute the depreciation expense for Year 1 and Year 2. (Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) b. Assume the van was sold on January 1 Year 3. for $23,184. Determine the amount of gain or loss that would be recognized on the asset disposal. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with minus sign. Round the Intermediate calculations to nearest whole dollar amount.) a. Year 1 Depreciation Year 2 Depreciation b. per year Der year on ale