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Depreciation $by$ three methods; partial years

Perdue Company purchased equipment $on$ April $1$ for $$19,440.$ The equipment was expected $to$ have a useful life $of3$ years, $or3,780$ operating hours, and a residual value $of$ $$540.$ The equipment was used for $700$ hours during Year $1,1,300$ hours $in$ Year $2,1,100$ hours $in$ Year $3,$ and $680$ hours $in$ Year $4.$

Required:

Determine the amount $of$ depreciation expense for the years ended December $31,$ Year $1,$ Year $2,$ Year $3,$ and Year $4,by(a)$ the straight$-$line method, $(b)$ the units$-of-$activity method, and $(c)$ the double$-$declining$-$balance method.

Note: FOR DECLINING BALANCE ONLY, round the final multiplier $to$ four decimal places. Then, round the answer for each year $to$ the nearest whole dollar.