Congratulations! You were selected as the new assistant to the Chief Financial Officer of Pearland Medical Center, a 1,000-bed academic medical center in the suburbs of a city with a population of over 4 million.
Pearland Medical Center purchased Zoll R Series defibrillators, automatic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) support machines for its emergency department, for $20,000 and placed it in service in 2015. Pearland Medical Center paid $400 to ship the machine. No installation fees were required. Assume that the chest compression system falls into the Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) 5-year class.
- Calculate the Lucas chest compression system depreciation expense for tax purposes according to MACRS and its tax book value for each year.
- Discuss the relationship between depreciation and taxes for a taxable organization.
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