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 50% 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 50% 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     66.665%  60.00%   57.145%  55.000%   52.500%   51.875%
   2     22.225   16.00    12.245    9.000     4.750     3.610 
   3      7.405    9.60     8.745    7.200     4.275     3.338 
   4      3.705    5.76     6.245    5.760     3.850     3.089 
   5               5.76     4.465    4.610     3.465     2.856
                                                               
   6               2.88     4.460    3.685     3.115     2.643 
   7                        4.465    3.275     2.950     2.444 
   8                        2.230    3.275     2.950     2.261 
   9                                 3.280     2.955     2.231 
  10                                 3.275     2.950     2.230 
                                                              
  11                                 1.640     2.955     2.231 
  12                                           2.950     2.231 
  13                                           2.955     2.231 
  14                                           2.950     2.230 
  15                                           2.955     2.231 
                                                              
  16                                           1.475     2.231 
  17                                                     2.231 
  18                                                     2.230 
  19                                                     2.231 
  20                                                     2.231 
                                                              
  21                                                     1.115 
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Totals  100.000% 100.00%  100.000% 100.000%  100.000%  100.000%
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