Question $3$: $(12$ marks$)$

Forty$-$Niner Co purchased a computer for $$325,000$ on January $2,2025.$ The company expects

the computer to last for $8$ years or $15,000$ hours of operation, with an estimated residual value of

$$25,000.$ During $2025$ the computer was operated for $2,000$ hours, while in $2026$ it was operated

for $2,600$ hours

Required:

Calculate the depreciation expense for the computer for $2025$ and $2026$ using the following

depreciation methods:

a$)$ Straight$-$line.

b$)$ Double declining balance.

c$)$ Units$-$of$-$production.