Problem 11-1 Metock Company purchased Machine #201 on May 1, 2017. The following information relating to Machine #201 was gathered at the end of May. Price Credit terms Freight-in Preparation and installation costs Labor costs during regular production operations $15,330 $124,100 2/10, n/30 $1,168 5,548 It is expected that the machine could be used for 10 years, after which the salvage value would be zero. Metlock intends to use the machine for Only 8 years, however, after which it expects to be able to sell it for $2.190. The invoice for Machine #201 was paid May 5 2017. Metock uses the calendar year as the basis for the preparation of financial statements Compute the depreciation expense for the years indicated using the following methods. Depreciation Expense (1) Straight-line method for 2017 (2) Sum-of-the-years'-digits method for 2018 (3) Double-declining-balance method for 2017 Suppose Kate Crow, the president of Metlock, tells you that because the company is a new organization, she expects it will be several years before production and sales reach optimum levels. She asks you to recommend a depreciation method that will allocate less of the company's depreciation expense to the early years and more to later years of the assets' lives What method would you recommend