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YumYum Corporation (A Calendar-Year Corporation) Moved into a New Office

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YumYum Corporation (a calendar-year corporation) moved into a new office building adjacent to its manufacturing plant in 2019.It purchased and placed in service the following assets during 2019: Date AcquiredAsset DescriptionCost March 4  New Office Building $850,000 March 15  New Computer Equipment 45,000 March 25  New Office Furniture $25,000 August 20  Used Machinery $120,000 December 15  New Automobile $30.000\begin{array}{ccr}\underline{\text {Date Acquired}}&\underline{\text {Asset Description}}&\underline{\text {Cost}}\\\text { March 4 } & \text { New Office Building } & \$ 850,000 \\\text { March 15 } & \text { New Computer Equipment } & 45,000 \\\text { March 25 } & \text { New Office Furniture } & \$ 25,000 \\\text { August 20 } & \text { Used Machinery } & \$ 120,000 \\\text { December 15 } & \text { New Automobile } & \$ 30.000\end{array}

All assets are used 100% for business use.The office building does not include the cost of the land on which it is located that was an additional $300,000.The corporation had $900,000 income from operations before calculating depreciation deductions.What is the maximum Section 179 deduction YumYum can claim for 2019?


A) $500,000
B) $253,160
C) $208,100
D) $25,000

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