On January 1, 2021, Mostly Manufacturing Company (MMC) acquired new equipment that is used to make several new lines of products. One of the banks conditions for providing financing for the new equipment is that the bank requires MMCs total net book value of assets must exceed $700,000, as reported on its December 31 balance sheet. Before making the adjustment for this years depreciation, MMC reported total net book value of assets at $800,000 on their balance sheet as at December 31, 2020.

A depreciation method has yet not been adopted for the new equipment. The cost of the new equipment was $440,000 and it is estimated it will be worth $40,000 at the end of its five-year useful life. MMC used the equipment to produce and sell 48,000 units this year. MMC anticipates that the equipment will remain quite productive throughout its entire five-year life, producing a total of 160,000 units over that entire period.

1. Calculate the depreciation that would be reported for the year ended December 31, 2021, under each of the following methods: DO NOT use dollar signs ($) or commas (,) in your responses, just simply type the number with no formatting (i.e 10000). Round all answers to the nearest dollar:

1. Straight-line (1 point)

$

1. Units-of-production (1 point)

$

1. Double-declining balance (1 point)

$

1. Any of the three methods can be used for this equipment because they all are systematic and rational methods. Assuming this to be true, identify and explain which method best meets the companys financial reporting objectives this year required by the bank. (1 point)