Davidson, DDS, purchased new furniture for its store on May 1, 2018. The furniture is expected to have a 10-year life and no residual value. The following expenditures were associated with the purchase. Cost of the furniture.......................................................................................$11,000 Freight charges .....................................................................................................375 Sales taxes ............................................................................................................550 Installation of furniture ..........................................................................................75 Cost to repair furniture damaged during installation ...........................................400 Instructions a. Compute depreciation expense for the years 2018 through 2021 under each depreciation method listed. 1. Straight-line, with fractional years rounded to the nearest whole month. 2. 200 percent declining-balance, using the half-year convention. 3. 150 percent declining-balance, using the half-year convention. b. Davidson, DDS, has two conflicting objectives. Management wants to report the highest possible earnings in its financial statements, yet it also wants to minimize its taxable income reported to the IRS. Explain how both of these objectives can be met. c. Which of the depreciation methods applied in part a resulted in the lowest reported book value at the end of 20

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