Ace Company purchased a machine valued at $328,000 on August 1. The equipment has an estimated useful life of six years or 2.5 million units. The equipment is estimated to have a salvage value of $9,000. Assuming the straight-line method of depreciation, what is the amount of depreciation expense that needs to be recorded at the end of the first year?
$53,167
$22,778
$22,153
$56,167
$54,667