Linda Corporation accounts for its investment in Hutchins Company using the equity method. Part of the assets that Linda acquired with Hutchins is machinery with a carrying amount of $1,500,000 and a fair value of $3 million. Hutchins's normal asset depreciation policy is the straight-line method with a 5-year life. Linda's asset depreciation policy is the double-declining-balance method. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Linda depreciates the $1,500,000 excess amount by the straight-line method using the 10-year life because 10 years is double the 5 years it normally uses. B. Linda depreciates the $1,500,000 excess amount by the straight-line method using the 5-year life. C. Linda depreciates the $1,500,000 excess amount by the double-declining-balance method. D. Linda has an option of using its depreciation method or its investee's depreciation method.