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Timberly Construction makes a lump$-$sum purchase of several assets on January $1$ at a total cash price of $$830,000.$ The estimated market values of the purchased assets are building, $$448,850$; land, $$248,300$; land improvements, $$66,850,$ and four vehicles, $$191,000$

$4.$ Compared to straight$-$line depreciation, does accelerated depreciation result in payment of less total taxes over the asset's life?

Is tax payment less under accelerated depreciation?