Trust Engineering Company is considering the purchase of a new machine to replace an existing one. The old machine was purchased 5 years ago at a cost of $20,000, and it is being depreciated on a straight line basis to a zero salvage value over a 10-year life. The current market value of the old machine is $14,000. The new machine, which costs $30,000, falls into the MACRS 5-year class and has an estimated life of 5 years. The change in depreciation expense that results from accepting the project and will be considered in the capital budgeting analysis is _____. The MACRS rates for 5-year class are Year 1-20%, Year 2-32%, Year 3-19%, Year4-12%, Year 5-11%, Year 6-6%.

(a) $17,000

(b) $44,000

(c) $10,500

(d) $20,000

(e) $23,400