On August 8, 2013, Holly purchased a residential apartment building. The cost basis assigned to the building is $800,000. Holly also owns another residential apartment building that she purchased on June 15, 2013, with a cost basis of $500,000.
a. Calculate Holly's total depreciation deduction for the apartments for 2013 using MACRS.
b. Calculate Holly's total depreciation deduction for the apartments for 2014 using MACRS.