An asset for drilling was purchased and place in service by a petroleum production company. It's initial investment is 60,000 and it has an estimated SV of $12,000 at the end of an estimated useful life of 14 years. Compute the depreciation amount in the third year and the BV at the end of the 5th year of life by each of these methods; a. Straight line method

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An asset for drilling was purchased and place in service by a petroleum production company. It's initial investment is 60,000 and it has an estimated SV of $12,000 at the end of an estimated useful life of 14 years. Compute the depreciation amount in the third year and the BV at the end of the 5th year of life by each of these methods;
a. Straight line method
b. Sinking fund method at 5% per year 
c. Declining balance Method
d. Double declining balance Method
e. Sum of the year's Digit method

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