Mike purchases a new heavy-duty truck (5-year class recovery property) for his delivery service on March 30, 2020. No other assets were purchased during the year. The truck is not considered a passenger automobile for purposes of the listed property and luxury automobile limitations. The truck has a depreciable basis of $46,000 and an estimated useful life of 5 years. Assume half-year convention for tax.

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a. Calculate the amount of depreciation for 2020 using financial accounting straight- line depreciation (not the straight-line MACRS election) over the truck's estimated useful life. b. Calculate the amount of depreciation for 2020 using the straight-line depreciation election, using MACRS tables over the minimum number of years with no bonus depreciation or election to expense. $ c. Calculate the amount of depreciation for 2020, including bonus depreciation but no election to expense, that Mike could deduct using the MACRS tables. $_ d. Calculate the amount of depreciation for 2020 including the election to expense but no bonus depreciation that Mike could deduct. Assume no income limit on the expense election. $