On January 1, 2015, a machine was purchased for $94,500. The machine has an estimated salvage value of $6,300 and an estimated useful life of 5 years. The machine can operate for 105,000 hours before it needs to be replaced. The company closed its books on December 31 and operates the machine as follows: 2015, 21,000 hrs; 2016, 26,250 hrs; 2017, 15,750 hrs; 2018, 31,500 hrs; and 2019, 10,500 hrs. Compute the annual depreciation charges over the machine’s life assuming a December 31 year-end for each of the following depreciation methods. 

Assume a fiscal year-end of September 30. Compute the annual depreciation charges over the asset’s life applying each of the following methods.

Year		Straight-line Method		Sum-of-the-years'-digits method		Double-declining-balance method
2015		$		$		$
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

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