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Becker Office Service purchased a new computer system in Year 1 for $38,700. It is expected to have a five-year useful life and a $3,600 salvage value. The company expects to use the system more extensively in the early years of its life. Required a. Calculate the depreciation expense for each of the five years, assuming the use of straight-line depreciation. b. Calculate the depreciation expense for each of the five years, assuming the use of double-declining-balance depreciation. d. Assume that Becker Office Service sold the computer system at the end of the fourth year for $18,500. Compute the amount of gain or loss using each depreciation method.

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Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required A Required B Required D Assume that Becker Office Service sold the computer system at the end of the fourth year for $18,500. Compute the amount of gain or loss using each depreciation method. (Round your answers to the nearest dollar amount.) $ 860 Gain Straight-line Double-declining-balance $ 10,141 Gain

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