M. Stone Corp. is a technology start-up company in its second year of operations. The company didn't purchase any assets this year but purchased the following assets in the prior year:

Asset	Placed in Service	Basis
Office Equipment	August 14	$10,000
Manufacturing equipment	April 15	68,000
Computer System	Jun 1	16,000
Total		$94,000

M. Stone did not know depreciation was tax deductible until it hired an accountant this year and didn't claim any depreciation deduction in its first year of operation.

a) What is the maximum amount of depreciation deduction M. Stone can deduct in its second year of operation?

b) What is the basis of the office equipment at the end of the second year?