On January $2,2024,$ Heidenreich Corporation Company purchased a delivery vehicle costing $$48,000.$

The vehicle has an estimated $6-$year life and a $$5,000$ residual value.

Heidenreich Corporation uses the units$-$of$-$production depreciation method.

Heidenreich Corporation estimates that the vehicle will be driven $80,000$ miles.

In $2024,$ the vehicle was driven $12,000$ miles.

Heidenreich Corporation Company should recognize the following depreciation expense for $2024$:

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$($Round your final answer to the nearest dollar.$)$