On January 1, 2014, a company purchased a machine for $138,000 with an expected life of 5 years and

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On January 1, 2014, a company purchased a machine for $138,000 with an expected life of 5 years and a residual value of 12,000. In addition, the company paid delivery costs of $1,200 and $4,800 to have the machine installed. The company uses the double – declining – balance method of depreciation.

What is the depreciation expense for the first year using the double – declining – balance method?