Erwin Company, a calendar year taxpayer, made only two purchases of depreciable personalty this year. The first purchase was five-year recovery property costing $312,800, and the second purchase was seven-year recovery property costing $574,000. Compute Erwin's first-year MACRS depreciation with respect to the personalty assuming that a. The first purchase occurred on February 2, and the second purchase occurred on June 18.

Erwin Company, a calendar year taxpayer, made only two purchases of depreciable personalty this year. The first purchase was five-year recovery property costing $312,800, and the second purchase was seven-year recovery property costing $574,000. Compute Erwin's first-year MACRS depreciation with respect to the personalty assuming that a. The first purchase occurred on February 2, and the second purchase occurred on June 18.

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