Various Depreciation Methods-First Year

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Various depreciation methods-first year
On March 24,2015 Tastee Ice Cream Co.purchased equipment costing $140,000,with an estimated life of 5 years and an estimated salvage value of $20,000.
Compute the depreciation expense Tastee would recognize on this equipment in 2015,assuming:

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