Kemp Incorporated, a calendar year taxpayer, generated over $10 million taxable income in 2021. Kemp made one asset purchase: used manufacturing equipment costing $1,543,600. The equipment has a 7-year recovery period and was placed in service on June 14. Assuming that Kemp made the Section 179 election with respect to the equipment, compute Kemp's 2021 cost recovery deduction.

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position