Acompany used straight-line depreciation for an item of equipment that cost $15,550, had a salvage value of $3,400 and a six-year useful life. after depreciating the asset for three complete years, the salvage value was reduced to $1,555 but its total useful life remained the same. determine the amount of depreciation to be charged against the equipment during each of the remaining years of its useful life:

a. $3,400.
b. $3,060.
c. $1,215.
d. $5,798.
e. $2,640.

The stock of grommet corporation, a u.s. company, is publicly traded, with no single shareholder owning more than 5 percent of its outstanding stock. grommet owns 95 percent of the outstanding stock of staple inc., also a u.s. company. staple owns 100 percent of the outstanding stock of clip corporation, a canadian company. grommet and clip each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of fastener inc., a u.s. company. grommet and staple each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of binder corporation, a u.s. company. which of these corporations form an affiliated group eligible to file a consolidated tax return?