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Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Dain's Diamond Bit Drilling purchased the following assets this year. Asset Drill bits (5-year)

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Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Dain's Diamond Bit Drilling purchased the following assets this year. Asset Drill bits (5-year) Drill bits (5-year) Commercial building Purchase Date January 25 Original Basis $ 88,500 101,250 251,000 July 25 April 22 Assume its taxable income for the year was $60,000 for purposes of computing the $179 expense (assume no bonus depreciation). (Use MACRS Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4 and Table 5.) (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.) b. What is Dain's maximum depreciation deduction for the year (including $179 expense)? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Depreciation Deduction (including $179 expense) c. If the January drill bits' original basis was $2,514,000, what is the maximum amount of $179 expense Dain's may deduct for the year? $179 expense d. If the January drill bits' original basis was $12,164,000, what is the maximum amount of $179 expense Dain's may deduct for the year? Maximum $179 expense Table 1 MACRS Half-Year Convention Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 10-Year 15-Year 33.33% 20.00% 14.29% 10.00% 5.00% 20-Year Year 1 3.750% Year 2 44.45 32.00 24.49 18.00 9.50 7.219 Year 3 14.81 19.20 17.49 14.40 8.55 6.677 Year 4 7.41 11.52 12.49 11.52 7.70 6.177 11.52 8.93 9.22 6.93 5.713 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 5.76 8.92 7.37 6.23 5.285 8.93 6.55 5.90 4.888 Year 8 4.46 6.55 5.90 4.522 Year 9 6.56 5.91 4.462 Year 10 6.55 5.90 4.461 Year 11 3.28 5.91 4.462 Year 12 5.90 4.461 Year 13 5.91 4.462 Year 14 5.90 4.461 Year 15 5.91 4.462 Year 16 2.95 4.461 TABLE 2a MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the first quarter Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period 5-Year 7-Year Year 1 35.00% 25.00% Year 2 26.00 21.43 Year 3 15.60 15.31 Year 4 11.01 10.93 Year 5 11.01 8.75 Year 6 1.38 8.74 Year 7 8.75 Year 8 1.09 TABLE 26 MACRS Mid-Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the second quarter Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period 5-Year 7-Year Year 1 25.00% 17.85% Year 2 30.00 23.47 Year 3 18.00 16.76 Year 4 11.37 11.97 Year 5 11.37 8.87 Year 6 4.26 8.87 Year 7 8.87 Year 8 3.34 TABLE 20 MACRS-Mid Quarter Convention: For property placed in service during the fourth quarter Depreciation Rate for Recovery Period 5-Year 7-Year Year 1 5.00% 3.57% Year 2 38.00 27.55 Year 3 22.80 19.68 Year 4 13.68 14.06 Year 5 10.94 10.04 Year 6 9.58 8.73 Year 7 8.73 Year 8 7.64 TABLE 3 Residential Rental Property Mid-Month Convention Straight Line 27.5 Years Month Property Placed in Service Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12 Year 1 3.485% 3.182% 2.879% 2.576% 2.273% 1.970% 1.667% 1.364% 1.061% 0.758% 0.455% 0.152% Year 2-9 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 Year 10 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 Year 11 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 Year 12 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 Year 13 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 Year 14 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 Year 15 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 Year 16 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 Year 17 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 Year 18 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 Year 19 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.636 Year 20 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 Year 21 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 Year 22 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.637 3.636 Year 23 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.636 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 3.637 TABLE 4 Nonresidential Real Property Mid-Month Convention Straight Line31.5 Years (for assets placed in service before May 13, 1993) Month Property Placed in Service Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 1 Year 1 3.042% 2.778% 2.513% 2.249% 1.984% 1.720% 1.455% 1.190% 0.926% 0.661 Year 2-7 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 Year 8 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.175 3.175 3.175 Year 9 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 10 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 11 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 12 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 13 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 14 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 15 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 16 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 17 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 18 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 Year 19 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 Year 20 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 3.175 3.174 TABLE 5 Nonresidential Real Property Mid-Month Convention Straight Line39 Years (for assets placed in service on or after May 13, 1993) Month Property Placed in Service Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Year 1 2.461% 2.247% 2.033% 1.819% 1.605% 1.391% 1.177% 0.963% 0.749% 0.535% Year 239 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 2.564 Year 40 0.107 0.321 0.535 0.749 0.963 1.177 1.391 1.605 1.819 2.033