At the beginning of the year, Poplock began a calendar-year dog boarding business called Griff's Palace. Poplock bought and placed in service the following assets during the year:

Asset Date
Acquired Cost
Basis
Computer equipment 3/23 $ 6,000
Dog grooming furniture 5/12 $ 7,000
Pickup truck 9/17 $ 10,000
Commercial building 10/11 $280,000
Land (one acre) 10/11 $ 80,000

1. Assuming Poplock does not elect §179 expensing or bonus depreciation, what is Poplock?s year 1 depreciation expense for each asset?

2. Assuming Poplock does not elect §179 expensing or bonus depreciation, what is Poplock's year 2 depreciation expense for each asset?

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?