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1) A company used straight-line depreciation for an item of equipment that cost $12,000, had a salvage value of $2,000, and had a five-year useful life

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1) A company used straight-line depreciation for an item of equipment that cost $12,000, had a salvage value of $2,000, and had a five-year useful life. After depreciating the asset for three complete years, the salvage value was reduced to $1,200 and its total useful life was increased from 5 years to 6 years. Determine the amount of depreciation to be charged against the machine during each of the remaining years of its useful life:

A. $1,000.

B. $1,800.

C. $1,467

D. $1,600.

E. $2,160.