EXAMPLES OF DEPRECIATION CHANGES 
Depreciation percentages for 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, and 20-year property classes
under MACRS (Table 1) and the "effective" depreciation percentages after
being adjusted to reflect the 30% first-year bonus depreciation (Table 2). 


Table 1: 
MACRS Depreciation Percentages -- Half-Year Convention 


                            PROPERTY CLASS 
RECOVERY ______________________________________________________
YEAR     3-YEAR   5-YEAR   7-YEAR   10-YEAR   15-YEAR   20-YEAR 
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   1     33.33%   20.00%   14.29%   10.00%     5.00%     3.750%
   2     44.45    32.00    24.49    18.00      9.50      7.219  
   3     14.81    19.20    17.49    14.40      8.55      6.677
   4      7.41    11.52    12.49    11.52      7.70      6.177 
   5              11.52     8.93     9.22      6.93      5.713
                                                              
   6               5.76     8.92     7.37      6.23      5.285
   7                        8.93     6.55      5.90      4.888
   8                        4.46     6.55      5.90      4.522
   9                                 6.56      5.91      4.462 
  10                                 6.55      5.90      4.461
                                                              
  11                                 3.28      5.91      4.462
  12                                           5.90      4.461
  13                                           5.91      4.462
  14                                           5.90      4.461
  15                                           5.91      4.462
                                                                  
  16                                           2.95      4.461
  17                                                     4.462
  18                                                     4.461
  19                                                     4.462
  20                                                     4.461
                                                              
  21                                                     2.231
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Totals  100.00%  100.00%  100.00%  100.00%   100.00%   100.000%
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Table 2: 
"Effective" MACRS Depreciation Percentages with 30% First-Year Bonus
Depreciation Included -- Half-Year Convention 


                            PROPERTY CLASS 
RECOVERY ______________________________________________________
YEAR     3-YEAR   5-YEAR   7-YEAR   10-YEAR   15-YEAR   20-YEAR 
_______________________________________________________________

   1     53.33%   44.000%  40.003%  37.000%   33.500%   32.625%
   2     31.11    22.400   17.143   12.600     6.650     5.053 
   3     10.37    13.440   12.243   10.080     5.985     4.674 
   4      5.19     8.064    8.743    8.064     5.390     4.324 
   5               8.064    6.251    6.454     4.851     3.999
                                                               
   6               4.032    6.244    5.159     4.361     3.700 
   7                        6.251    4.585     4.130     3.422 
   8                        3.122    4.585     4.130     3.165 
   9                                 4.592     4.137     3.123 
  10                                 4.585     4.130     3.123 
                                                              
  11                                 2.296     4.137     3.123 
  12                                           4.130     3.123 
  13                                           4.137     3.123 
  14                                           4.130     3.123 
  15                                           4.137     3.123 
                                                              
  16                                           2.065     3.123 
  17                                                     3.123 
  18                                                     3.123 
  19                                                     3.123 
  20                                                     3.123 
                                                              
  21                                                     1.562 
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Totals  100.00%  100.000% 100.000% 100.000%  100.000%  100.000%
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