A company purchased a piece of equipment for $30,000 on May 1, 2019. Management estimates a salvage value of $4,500, a useful life of four years and estimated production output of 15,000 units.  It produced 3,000 units in 2019. Where applicable, it applies the half‐year rule.  What is depreciation expense for 2019 using the straight line method (rounded to nearest dollar)? $3,188 $5,100 $6,375 $7,500

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A company purchased a piece of equipment for $30,000 on May 1, 2019. Management estimates a salvage value of $4,500, a useful life of four years and estimated production output of 15,000 units.  It produced 3,000 units in 2019. Where applicable, it applies the half‐year rule.  What is depreciation expense for 2019 using the straight line method (rounded to nearest dollar)?

$3,188

$5,100

$6,375

$7,500

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