Royal View Resort has recently purchased new kitchen appliances for US$ $9,750($excluding taxes etc.$).$ Sales taxes are $6\%,$ to be added to the overall costs. The kitchen appliances will be depreciated in three years using the straight$-$line depreciation method. The hotel plans to sell these appliances for $$2,000$ after $3$ years. The book value at the end of the third year is US$ $1,500.$ Based on this information, the annual depreciation of the kitchen appliances will be: