On January 1, 2006, Foley Corporation Acquired Machinery at a Cost

Multiple Choice

On January 1, 2006, Foley Corporation acquired machinery at a cost of $250,000. Foley adopted the double-declining balance method of depreciation for this machinery and had been recording depreciation over an estimated useful life of ten years, with no residual value. At the beginning of 2009, a decision was made to change to the straight-line method of depreciation for the machinery. The depreciation expense to be recorded for the machinery in 2009 is (round to the nearest dollar)

A) $25,600.
B) $18,286.
C) $22,857.
D) $25,000.