On January 1, Year 1, Missouri Co. purchased a truck that cost $57,000. The truck had an expected useful life of 10 years and a $6,000 salvage value. The amount of depreciation expense recognized in Year 2 assuming that Missouri uses the double declining-balance method is:

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$57,000 × (2 × 10%) = $11,400 depreciation expense in Year 1. ($57,000 − $11,400) × (2 × 10%) = $9,120 depreciation expense in Year 2.