A new machine costing $$36,000$ cash and estimated $to$ have $a$ $$6,000$ salvage value was purchased $on$ January $1.$ The machine $is$

expected $to$ produce $5,000$ units $of$ product during its $4-$year useful life. Calculate depreciation expense $in$ the first year under the

following independent situations.

The company uses the units$-of-$production method and the machine produces $750$ units $of$ product during its first year.

The company uses the double$-$declining$-$balance method.

The company uses the straight$-$line method.

Complete this question $by$ entering your answers $in$ the $tabs$ below.

Calculate depreciation expense $in$ the first year $if$ the company uses the units$-of-$production method and the machine

produces $750$ units $of$ product during its first year.