During 2015, William purchases the following capital assets for use in his catering business:
New passenger automobile (September 30) $58,000
Baking equipment (June 30) 17,400
Assume that William decides to use the election to expense on the baking equipment but not on the automobile (which has a 5-year recovery period), and he also uses the MACRS accelerated method to calculate depreciation. Assume he has adequate taxable income.