Question - Deirde's business purchased two assets during the current year. Deirdre placed in service computer equipment (5-year property) on January 20 with a basis of $15,000 and machinery (7-year property) on October 1 with a basis of $15,000. Calculate the maximum depreciation expense, rounded to a whole number (ignoring 179 and bonus depreciation)
A. 1,286
B. 5,144
C. 5,786
D. 6,000
E. None of these