Fulton's Folly Inc. purchased and placed in service several new computers and desk sets for the office staff on May 3, 2022. The computers cost $15,000 while the desk sets cost a total of $97,000. Assuming that the company wants to take the maximum deduction for the computers only, what will their depreciation expense deduction be for each type of asset? Show your work and answer separately for the computers and the desk sets.

Fulton's Folly Inc. purchased and placed in service several new computers and desk sets for the office staff on May 3, 2022. The computers cost $15,000 while the desk sets cost a total of $97,000. Assuming that the company wants to take the maximum deduction for the computers only, what will their depreciation expense deduction be for each type of asset? Show your work and answer separately for the computers and the desk sets.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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