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Question 8 Bridgeport Company purchased Machine #201 on May 1, 2017, The following information relating to Machine #201 was gathered at the end of May. Price Credit terms Freight-in Preparation and installation costs Labor costs during regular production operations$11,970 $96,900 2/ 10, /30 $912 $ 4,332 It is expected that the machine could be used for 10 years, after which the salvage value would be zero. Bridgeport intends to use the machine for only 8 years, however, after which it expects to be able to sell it for $1,710. The invoice for Machine #201 was paid May 5, 2017. Bridgeport uses the calendar year as the basis for the preparation of financial statements x Your answer is incorrect. Try again Compute the depreciation expense for the years indicated using the following methods Depreciation Expense (1) Straight-line method for 2017 (2) Sum-of-the-years'-digits method for 2018 (3) Double-declining-balance method for 2017 LINK TO TEXT Attempts: 1 of 3 usedSAVE FOR LATER SUBMIT ANSWER Suppose Kate Crow, the president of Bridgeport, tells you that because the company is a new organization, she expects it will be several years before production and sales reach optimum levels. She asks you to recommend a depreciation method that will allocate less of the company's depreciation expense to the early years and more to later years of the assets' lives What method would you recommend