On January $1,2025,$ South Bend Airline purchased a used airplane for $$59,000,000.$ South Bend Airline expects the plane to remain useful for four years miles$)$ and to have a residual value of $$4,000,000.$ The company expects the plane to be flown $1,300,000$ miles during the first year.

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Requirement $1$a$.$ Compute South Bend Airline's first$-$year depreciation expense on the plane using the straight$-$line method.

Begin by selecting the formula to calculate the company's first$-$year depreciation expense on the plane using the straight$-$line method. Then enter the amounts and calculate the depreciation for the first year.

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