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On April $1,$ Cyclone Company purchases a trencher for $$288,000.$ The machine is expected to last five years

and have a salvage value of $$44,000.$

Compute depreciation expense at December $31$ for both the first year and second year assuming the company uses the double$-$

declining$-$balance method.

Note: Enter all amounts as positive values.