On August 3, Cinco Construction purchased special-purpose equipment at a cost of $8,173,500. The useful life of the equipment was estimated to be eight years, with an estimated residual value of $90,290.

a. Compute the depreciation expense to be recognized each calendar year for financial reporting purposes under the straight-line depreciation method (half-year convention).

b. Compute the depreciation expense to be recognized each calendar year for financial reporting purposes under the 200 percent declining-balance method (half-year convention) with a switch to straight-line when it will maximize depreciation expense.

c. Which of these two depreciation methods (straight-line or double-declining-balance) results in the highest net income for financial reporting purposes during the first two years of the equipments use?

Part B:

Year	200% Declining-Balance (Half-Year Convention)
1	$1,021,688
2	1,787,953
3	1,340,965
4	1,005,724
5	754,293
6	565,719
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